Things that desicate the writing well #amwriting #notreally

Lately I've really noticed a shift in my desire to sit down and write: it hasn't been easy, and some days it's impossible. I don't really feel like the words are flowing, nor do I even want to spend the time with them. It's a struggle and I have thought a good deal about what's causing my writing well to run dry. I know this is distinctly different for everyone, but for me I know that certain things really trigger my lack of writing mojo.

Stress. Good god, the stress. I love what I do, but all of the time lately it's just TOO MUCH. I don't have enough of me to go around to all my students, responsibilities, and the other sh*t that slides downhill from lazy colleagues. When I have a free moment, I just want to sleep.Lack of confidence. Lately this has stemmed from a variety of things, BUT, in a crazy turn on events this afternoon that I can't totally share yet, this may be looking up!!!!!!!!!!TV. Ugh, I hate television, and yet I love it. The ability to turn my brain off while enjoying a good story is just too tempting. I used to be able to turn it off and walk away, but lately I just don't have the energy. On that note, Mindhunters and Dark are both amazing on Netflix :)Winter. I know, there's nothing I can do about it. And I live in Montana, which means months upon months of darkness and the inability to really be outside. This wears on me every damn year. Someday I'll move where there's sunshine, but for now I find myself sleeping a lot.Anyhow, these things lately have made opening my WIP a whole lot harder. When I do, the words come in fits and starts, painful often, and then when I do get a burst of writing power, I have to walk away because I have a job that demands my every bloody second. I hope things turn around, that I sell my novels, that I gain back some ounce of confidence in what I'm doing, but for the moment, I think I want to take a nap.