Brain-Tired Writer

My brain was tired. Dead tired. Almost as if it had concentrated all of its energy on breathing and didn’t have space left over for anything else. Which was a big bummer because I actually had time to write.

I’ve spent the last six months editing and rewriting and editing stories. Occasionally, I’ve been able to fit in a short story here and there, but I still haven’t had the time to devote to purely creative writing. This past week, I picked up a half-finished story I love and set to work on it again. The ideas were flowing, I grew excited about my characters again, and I wrote over 1,000 words in the time leftover after homework. This happiness lasted for two days.

And then my tired day. Having the opportunity to do something and not being able to is like being snowed in so badly you can’t go sledding. (Except, I don’t like sledding, so never mind.)

I was up late that night making breakfast, so I decided to pull out my computer and maybe get a little writing done. I opened up a blank GoogleDoc and starting writing. It wasn’t a brainstorming, outlining, or a story proper. It was just me writing down all my thoughts of what was gonna happen next, scene by scene in a rambly, tired way.

But guess what??!!! I had so many new ideas. I have a clear idea of what’s gonna happen next. And I discovered that with just a little brain play, I can get my creative juices working.