Scattered: ROW80 Update
"It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel." James Allen
Scattered is a state I often find myself in lately. Round 3 has been a cacophony of things to do sounding off in my head, rising to a piercing scream that renders me utterly useless.
Am I making any sense?
I barely make sense to myself these days.
Even if I can manage to set aside all the to-dos surrounding my personal life, I am overwhelmed with all the things I want to do for my author life.
A small list:
Research for Chasing Memories Book 2Writing Chasing Memories Book 2Depression Cookies to SmashwordsCreate a Website for Tia Bach, AuthorMarketing Materials for Chasing MemoriesFinish Depression Cookies Book 2 (already 40K in)Author Platform WorkSocial Media ObligationsI know I'm supposed to break it down into manageable parts and writing should come first. But I find the more scattered my brain is, the harder it is for me to focus my creative energies.
So, I tend to jump to the thing I can finish quickly... a blog post, an editing project. Anything that satisfies my intense need to accomplish something. Anything that fulfills the desire to mark a project done.
The best writing I've done in the last year was NaNo, because I felt focused. I was NOT going to lose a challenge.
Now, how do I motivate myself to accumulate words and squelch the scattered voices in my head?
Scattered is a state I often find myself in lately. Round 3 has been a cacophony of things to do sounding off in my head, rising to a piercing scream that renders me utterly useless.
Am I making any sense?
I barely make sense to myself these days.
Even if I can manage to set aside all the to-dos surrounding my personal life, I am overwhelmed with all the things I want to do for my author life.
A small list:
Research for Chasing Memories Book 2Writing Chasing Memories Book 2Depression Cookies to SmashwordsCreate a Website for Tia Bach, AuthorMarketing Materials for Chasing MemoriesFinish Depression Cookies Book 2 (already 40K in)Author Platform WorkSocial Media ObligationsI know I'm supposed to break it down into manageable parts and writing should come first. But I find the more scattered my brain is, the harder it is for me to focus my creative energies.
So, I tend to jump to the thing I can finish quickly... a blog post, an editing project. Anything that satisfies my intense need to accomplish something. Anything that fulfills the desire to mark a project done.
The best writing I've done in the last year was NaNo, because I felt focused. I was NOT going to lose a challenge.
Now, how do I motivate myself to accumulate words and squelch the scattered voices in my head?
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