I have hardly written anything and I wish I was only talking about writer's block. I know a bunch of ways of conquering that... and by conquering, I mean stubbornly forcing my way past it.
But, I have not been struggling against lowly, evil, simple, loathed writer's block.
Oh no.
This problem is one of my own making.
The lack of self-motivation.
Oh, the horror!
I am one of the first people to say that you have to write regularly and protect your writing time from those who would steal it from you.
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| From That One Girl on Jet Filthy Hobbitses |
It's true. Just ask my old boss.
Or my parents.
Well, that took a depressing turn.
Anyway, I think there is a fine line that writer's have to tread (don't ask me for advice on it, because I have yet to find the line) between forcing yourself to write because it will help in the long run and turning writing into a chore (don't turn it into a chore though, it is far more fun than doing dishes or cleaning out the litter box).
There are days that I treat writing like a reward: "I cleaned the bathroom and earned myself an hour of writing time" and there are other days where I cringe and whine (internally of course, my roommates don't need to hear that) about needing to get some writing down.
I wish I had some advice other than: stick to it and good things will happen (which I'm pretty sure came out of a fortune cookie somewhere).
But I don't.
Sorry.
Sometimes that's okay, though. Sometimes it's just good to know there is somebody in the world who feels your pain.
And I feel you.
Not literally, though, that might be illegal depending on your age and is definitely all around creepy.
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| From some person's blog, no idea. Did you seriously think this was not going to happen? |
I love your inserted photos - just what I needed. Katherine, if only you had a magical ring that could help you be in 2 places at the same time!! You in regular time and you writing to your heart's delight. Hang in there and enjoy yourself!
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