Not Writing Archive
There was a time when I held myself responsible for getting my words in, no matter what. Then, I would find time to write over lunch break on my tablet, if I had to. I would do whatever it takes. …
So, despite having a good day yesterday working on my novel, I decided to focus today on my blog in order to try to knock out one of those articles that I know I need to post soon, but haven’t …
I was listening to an episode of Six Figure Authors today where they were answering questions about craft, and it seems the one thing that all of them had in common was that they never read craft books. I want …
All this week, I haven’t been writing and have instead been sleeping in, with the hope that conserving the energy I spend creating (or worrying about the quality of my creation) might help me to better handle an incredibly busy …
I’m still in my week of sleeping in. I don’t know if that’s the reason, but I feel better in general and have been better able to handle the stress that comes up at work and also not bring it …
This week, I am trying to conserve my mental energy for a really stressful workweek, so I have not been getting up to write. But my body is insisting that I get up anyway. So far, my attempts to sleep …
As good as yesterday’s session was, unfortunately it won’t be a source of momentum. Going into a week of hell at work as we approach a crunch deadline, I need to conserve my mental and physical energy. So, for the …
There’s no other way to explain it. Just when I think, I don’t have to go to work today, so I can ease into my morning writing and still have a longer session than usual. No. Denied. Today, my five-year-old …
I had to go into work an hour early for a video call and, of course, ended up staying an hour late, as well, to wrap up another stressful day. With that kind of schedule, I couldn’t find the energy …
Today is the first of two days that I have to go into the office early, cannibalizing my writing time. After all that work has been doing to keep me late over the past weeks (and the next few to …