Well, my writing has DEFINITELY fallen off over the past few weeks. I am working on a new hobby- etching glass and mirrors- and as I am now taking orders for the holidays, most of my spare time is taken up with that. I am still thinking about the direction of my story every day, and still seem to be stuck, for whatever reason. It is most frustrating.
However, with the business of my new hobby, and an attempt save my sanity, have decided to walk away from the story for a little while. After the holidays, and my days are not taken up with etching, I will resume. It has been a decision that I have been struggling with, but I have the support of an amazing partner who promises to give me a kick in the @$$ in mid-January if I am still procrastinating.
So, for a month or so, farewell. But please, keep checking back in the unlikely event that I am able to get some time to myself to work this block I've got going on, in which case, I will post! If I don't post before, have an amazing holiday season, and I will write again next year :-p
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Realizations
Well, I finally sat my ass down tonight and wrote about 2 pages. About time! I haven't written in about a month, and as much as I would like to attribute it to the double tooth extractions I had a few weeks ago, or the writer's block that I've been having, or to the busy-ness of my new schedule with my new hobby of glass etching which I take to craft fairs, really what it boils down to is straight up laziness.
My goal to write a little every has definitely fallen to the wayside over the past few weeks. I have come to discover that I simply cannot write at home. There are entirely too many distractions for me and I can't bring myself to ignore everything and sit down and write. I tried writing at Starbucks and was able to churn out a solid few pages. I decided that I need to not write at home. I need to write somewhere else. And my desire to write a little every day is just not going to happen. I have a new routine, and in order to get my etching done, and go to the gym at least three times a week, I simply don't have anything left to write at night. So, I have decided to devote Tuesdays and Thursdays to writing.
After work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I am going to go somewhere in town right after work and write for an hour. That puts me home around 6:30, which gives me plenty time to make dinner and wind down before I have to go bed. I generally don't go to the gym on Tuesdays or Thursdays anyway, so I don't really feel the absence of home for that hour.
I'm hoping this new routine will work out. Today was day one, and I'm going to give it a few weeks. If it doesn't work, I'll have to re-evaluate again. But this is what life is about, right? Trying new things, adapting, and finding something that works.
My goal to write a little every has definitely fallen to the wayside over the past few weeks. I have come to discover that I simply cannot write at home. There are entirely too many distractions for me and I can't bring myself to ignore everything and sit down and write. I tried writing at Starbucks and was able to churn out a solid few pages. I decided that I need to not write at home. I need to write somewhere else. And my desire to write a little every day is just not going to happen. I have a new routine, and in order to get my etching done, and go to the gym at least three times a week, I simply don't have anything left to write at night. So, I have decided to devote Tuesdays and Thursdays to writing.
After work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I am going to go somewhere in town right after work and write for an hour. That puts me home around 6:30, which gives me plenty time to make dinner and wind down before I have to go bed. I generally don't go to the gym on Tuesdays or Thursdays anyway, so I don't really feel the absence of home for that hour.
I'm hoping this new routine will work out. Today was day one, and I'm going to give it a few weeks. If it doesn't work, I'll have to re-evaluate again. But this is what life is about, right? Trying new things, adapting, and finding something that works.
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