Following Through with Writing a Book
Performing is my life and my heartbeat. It truly fulfills me in so many ways. But I am one of those people who really does love all forms of art and if I have a small craving for it, I follow-through and do it. I have a bunch of hobbies and I take them all very seriously. When I work on a hobby, I think, “Why couldn’t this be a job?” I love doing it and that is exactly why I do theatre. I love it. Obviously, theatre is on the top if I was to put things in order of importance, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t do other things when I have down time. I have this book I am working on for myself. It’s about the life of nonunion theatre performers. When I work on this book, thought it is technically work, it doesn’t feel like such a major job. If anything, I have a blast working on it. It doesn’t feel like work. Although it is a lot of fun for me, I have had a harder time fully committing to these side projects. It comes more naturally - for me to work on a monologue or read a new script. But with this book, it becomes harder to follow-through. There’s something about writing a book. It really is all about self-motivation. There is not income coming in as I write away. But lately, I have been hit by some kind of bug and I am feeling extra-motivated. It is a wonderful thing - having all of this motivation and getting more work done for this book. I feel very accomplished with my recent follow-through.
