Where Did My Writing Desire Disappear to?
Two weeks ago before I left for vacation I was on fire. Reading. Blogging. Writing. Then I come home from the beach and I just want to lay around in my pajamas cuddled in a blanket watching movies. What happened?
Right now, I’m forcing myself to write this post hoping it will ignite the writing fire again, or at least make me feel like I’m making progress on something. I make no guarantees on how interesting a read this post will be, but I’m sure every writer has experienced this problem at some point. It’s not writer’s block. I have plenty of ideas swirling in my head. I can only call it laziness.
Yes laziness. I look around my messy, cluttered house and I feel hopeless, like nothing I do will make a difference so why bother. This feeling, unfortunately, has spilled over into my writing world. So today I spent the day throwing out anything that hasn’t moved in six months and had an inch thick layer of dust. I am feeling better, but what to do with all these trash bags?
Hopefully, forcing myself to write this post will help me get through the three book reviews I plan to write, one interview I need to post, and a post about contracts for those still thinking of following the publisher route.
I also need to work on The Otherworld series I’ve been writing since 2009. Hum. I feel like I’ll never see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The three books I plan to review are How I Sold 1 Million Ebooks in 5 Months by John Locke, The Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen, and The Gift Of The Brass Bell by C.D. Loken. Now that I’ve put that out to the world I’ll have to get to it, no more lying around in pajamas.
The interview is with Into the Shade’s author Sharon Poffinberger. As soon as I’m done writing this, I’ll pop open her file and read her answers to my questions. Maybe she’ll inspire me to get off my lazy butt and do something.
I better go make dinner now. It’s getting late and my 16-year-old will be out here any minute demanding food for him and his friend, who is spending the night.
I’m sending this wish out to all you writers! May you never lose your fire to write, may you never be tempted to laze around in your pajamas and not write.
