Getting Back in Writerly Shape

I've been trying to rededicate myself after a few months of writing inconsistency. I have kinda let life (moving across the country, finding a job, etc.) get in the way, and while I am not going to let that happen anymore, its a bit strange coming back to full throttle.

It seems like writing really is a muscle that you have to exercise or it weakens. I haven't really thought about it that way before, but as I try and get back into the routine, I definitely feel rusty and much less satisfied with what I'm producing.

The good side is that there is a simple solution: writing every single day, even if its just a few hundred words. If I'm not working well on the novel that day, then I'll work on a short story. Or a picture book manuscript or song lyrics. Something.

And then we'll be back to normal in no time :)