I'm pretty sure that's the correct breach up there...The other one would just be awkward.
The
past six to eight months have been very difficult on the writing
front. I can't say that I've failed. Looking back I see that I've
finished season 4 of Babes in Spyland, word-vomited a really rough
draft of season 5, written a 80k first draft for a YA Sci-Fi novel,
and read a handful of manuscripts for other people. So I've been
trying and putting effort in and all that...but things aren't falling
into place as I would like them too.
Anyone
else ever have this problem? I make a plan, and three days in some
“more pressing than writing” aspect of my life pushes its way to
the front of my attention, and totally blows me up. I'll refrain
from pointing fingers, but I'm sure you all can think of a handful of
these minor turned into mountainous distractions. And where one
resides, three more live next door, hear the commotion, and come over
to join what they seem to think is a party.
Sorry,
I'll stop rambling. So I've been stressed. Once I got my last
writing obligation finished, I vowed to take a break. And that's
what I did.
Over
the past two weeks, I've written next to nothing. I read three
books, changed the sheets on my bed, dusted, washed my car, took five
minutes to sit in peace and quiet with nothing pressing to jerk me
out of it, exercised (gasp), and in general felt a little better
about life, the universe and everything. Well, maybe not everything,
but a lot of stuff.
Now,
as I'm staring down the barrel of writing, I'm a little concerned.
The point was to give my brain a break, to refill it and allow it to
rest. Is it ready to go on?
I'll
let you all know how it goes later this week.
What
do you do to give your brain a break?
3 comments:
I like the new look of the website. Good luck with your writing this week!
Thanks! I thought I would mix it up a bit.
Maybe you aren't ready to jump in the deep end of writing again. I know with my painting and such some times it's just as wonderful to fill pages of a sketch book with doodles instead of beat my brain up while working on a painting.
Do some writing "doodles". Find some fun writing prompts or ask someone else for a writing prompt and just fill one page short hand...then stop! Move on. You can come back to the doodle later if it turns into something else. *shrug* But take the time you need.
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