Announcement: Writing is not my hobby like needlecraft or stamp-collecting or walking the cat.  Writing is more than this.  It’s what I need to do, or the story people inside my head would multiply and multiply until they literally CRAWL OUT OF MY EARS! And that would be weird…it is not a hobby.

If I am writing, do not discuss politics (yes my hubby, I’m looking at you!) Also, when I am in my story world I am not aware that the children have stuffed small items up their noses or that my daughter has transformed her little brother into a red-lipped porn star.  I need that half an hour.  Again, I refer you to the paragraph above – writing is not my hobby.

So, writers, protect your time!  You deserve it and you need it. 

Write on! 😉