The Necessary Work of Downtime
How many of you meditate? Take a daily walk? Go for a run without your iPod?
If no downtime is built into your day, you may consider it too much of a luxury in an already over-scheduled life. But, in fact, practices like meditation or quiet walks are a necessary part of your writing work day.
My downtime (running, walking, meditating) has helped me:
Solve character problemsFlesh out scenesReveal new themesTalk out dialogPlay around with rhythmBreak through a blockEase back into an old projectBrainstorm a new projectDiscover an epiphany This is no small stuff. It's huge, important stuff. And I'd call that work, right?
How do you practice downtime? What has it done for your writing?
If no downtime is built into your day, you may consider it too much of a luxury in an already over-scheduled life. But, in fact, practices like meditation or quiet walks are a necessary part of your writing work day.
My downtime (running, walking, meditating) has helped me:
Solve character problemsFlesh out scenesReveal new themesTalk out dialogPlay around with rhythmBreak through a blockEase back into an old projectBrainstorm a new projectDiscover an epiphany This is no small stuff. It's huge, important stuff. And I'd call that work, right?
How do you practice downtime? What has it done for your writing?
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