Possibly Taking a Leave

The author has always written during working hours (not slacking off; the author's job is very flexible, and there isn't always something to do), because when at home, she wants to spend time with her daughter. A child's growth only happens once, and she doesn't want to miss it.

A family cannot be sacrificed for writing novels.

Work has suddenly become very busy lately. Every day when I turn on my computer at work, I find several times more emails than usual, and the reports on my desk that I need to review are higher than seven Harry Potter combined.

I certainly wouldn't sacrifice my job for writing a novel. To be honest, I've been writing for four months, and I probably haven't even earned enough money yet... sigh, you know what I mean.

I haven't had time to write anything for the past two days (Monday and Tuesday), and I can only occasionally jot down my inspirations on small slips of paper.

If I have time today, I'll update this afternoon; otherwise, I'll have to skip updating for a day.