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How Writing and Pregnancy are Alike

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15 ways writing a book is like pregnancy 

It has been a while since I wrote a book. Life gets in the way, and I decided at the beginning of the year that I wanted to start writing again. After many months of the process, MAISY'S MIRROR is finally available!!

When the aftereffects of publishing hit me, it felt a lot like postpartum depression, and I got to thinking that writing had similarities to pregnancy. Since many of you are writing books, I thought you might appreciate some comparisons that came to mind. Feel free to add to them!

  1. They both take about nine months (give or take)
  2. Shortness of breath (from exciting storylines)
  3. You don't want to get dressed (you can spend days in your sweatpants)
  4. Exhausted (because you never move and because of #5)
  5. Can't sleep through the night (ideas and scenes running through your mind)
  6. Headaches/lower backache (from sitting too long)
  7. Mood swings (tears and laughter of your characters)
  8. Destroys your eating plans (going for hours without moving)
  9. More assertive (especially as your characters get more intense)
  10. You put on pounds as you get closer to delivery
  11. Not interested in anything else
  12. Wondering if it will arrive on time
  13. There's a hard push at the end
  14. The end is fast and furious
  15. Postpartum depression (you say goodbye to people you've known intimately for months)

It's been a fun journey, but time to start selling real estate again . . . 

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Myrl Jeffcoat
GreatWest Realty - Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Real Estate Agent

I have known others who have written books.  They tell similar tales about the experience.

Oct 17, 2016 09:59 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Thanks, Belinda Spillman. The reviews have been great so far!

Oct 17, 2016 10:23 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

It's a great experience, Myrl Jeffcoat, but it's important to maintain balance.

Oct 17, 2016 10:24 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Hey Mimi! I'm working on my first serious fiction. It'll be a mystery. I'm really just getting started so many of these issues haven't come to pass....yet.

Oct 17, 2016 01:18 PM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Best advice I can give you, Donna Foerster - DON'T EDIT YOUR FIRST DRAFT. Just write and write and write and get the first draft done. Then you will edit and nothing in your first draft will be the same, but you get it all on 'paper.' 

Best of luck!

Oct 17, 2016 01:20 PM
Donna Foerster

Mimi Foster 


Thanks for the advice! It's hard to write without editing, but I'm getting the hang of it! 


I write freehand in a notebook, not on a laptop. It's easier not to edit that way!

Oct 17, 2016 01:23 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR
Exceptional Agents, Outstanding Results

Good morning Mimi.  I bet you are glad to get back in the groove, that is until the next idea of a book hits you, then it starts all over again..

Oct 17, 2016 06:53 PM
Sondra Meyer:
Colorado Springs, CO
See It. Experience It. Live It.

Congrats on finishing another book!   

Oct 19, 2016 11:27 PM
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD
ViewHomes of Clark County - Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
REALTORS® in Clark County, WA

So you've been birthing another book eh? Glad to hear you're coming back to our world again. I'll be sure to catch up with your latest - I love your books and they are such a fun and satisfying escape from reality (like this political nonsense going on)...ARGH. 

Oct 21, 2016 09:35 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Good God, how did we get to this place in the election, Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD ? It is nice to run away from it at times. Maisy's Mirror is a good escape (best one yet, I think), and still 99c until Monday ;)

Saw that you were in Denver. I'm up there enough, we should do lunch. I would love to see you!

Oct 22, 2016 01:03 AM
Mimi Foster

Love Estes Park. Hope you had fun. I have an elderly friend I visit in Parker all the time. Just right up the road :) 


Hugs!

Oct 22, 2016 01:12 AM
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD

We were there for Kelsea's birthday. Next trip, we'll try to connect. She lives around Castle Rock/Parker now. So, we're even closer to Colorado Springs. We spent most of our time at Estes Park - didn't have much time for visits. 

Oct 22, 2016 01:09 AM
Roy Kelley
Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your experience. Best wishes for continued success with your writing.

Nov 05, 2016 01:32 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Wow Mimi Foster,  interesting and thanks for sharing your expereiences here in the rain with us.

Nov 05, 2016 02:03 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

No more books in the near future then, huh Mimi? I'm sorry to hear that, but love your pregnacy comparison. As a big time reader, I love to see the same characters in other books. It is like catching up with people you know.

Nov 20, 2016 11:16 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Wait, Evelyn Johnston, what did I say that led you to believe there would be no more in the near future? I have been working diligently on the next one, so yes, I plan to continue as long as my brain allows.

And I have always wanted to do one about Runner (from Thunder Storm). What a cool kid he was. And he will, of course, pair up with Charlotte Rose. ;) Oh, yes, my friend, lots more to come, Lord willing.

Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your continued encouragement. 

Nov 20, 2016 12:07 PM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Yeah! Yippee! Oh Boy! I can't wait to read some more! You said you were going back to real estate, so I thought you were not writing for now...

Nov 22, 2016 08:12 PM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Can't imagine giving it up now, Evelyn Johnston. You're stuck with me.  

Nov 23, 2016 07:32 AM
Johanna Roy
BRIX Real Estate - Saint Paul, MN
The Name Friends Recommend

Love that you take the time for your true passion, writing. Something I've always wanted to do, just need to decide on what my book will be about. Lots of choices. Thanks for sharing your experience now I know what I'm getting into. :)

Jan 03, 2017 09:46 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Good morning, Johanna Roy. 

Sometimes you just need to sit down and write. I usually know how my books will end and I work back from there. So if it's something you want to do, I encourage you to just write. 

Best of luck. Let me know if I can help. 

Jan 03, 2017 09:52 AM
Beth Bromund
Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel - Rochester, MI
REALTOR (248) 651-3500

Congratulations on finishing your book! 

Feb 03, 2017 11:49 AM
Jill Sackler
Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc. 516-575-7500 - Long Beach, NY
LI South Shore Real Estate - Broker Associate

It's your baby - I totally get it - and you've been fertile!

Feb 08, 2017 11:03 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

With five daughters, I would say in life as well, Jill Sackler 

Feb 08, 2017 03:23 PM
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