My name is Brooke Van Sickle and I officially decided to start writing kids books five years ago. I joined SCBWI, went to my first conference, and met my critique group. But then I could never find the time to write.
Each month before a critique, I would hurry to write something before the Saturday submission day - almost ALWAYS turning in a rough draft of my story. Even on days when I had good intentions, I would find myself with no energy or something else I had to do instead of writing.