Working From Home: Or, The Struggle

So there's this thing right now, this thing where I get bombarded with ideas in the middle of writing 2 or 3 works in progress--and there's no way to stop it. I get dragged along on six different paths while I'm trying to focus on something entirely different. It's hard to avoid. Especially when I work from home, see the same scenery every day, and fall into a writing slump. I'm in one of those right now. 30k into two big books that have awesome potential, one planned NA, and one unplanned romantic suspense pouring out of me. And then all the writing comes to a grinding halt.

There are days where being my own boss is not a hat I relish wearing and when I get tangled up in plot strings it's a struggle to break myself out when I could just read, watch TV, or twiddle my thumbs on social networking. So many distractions, which I seem to snatch up as I try to find the balance between being a workaholic and living life outside of the computer screen. I often run the gambit between working my ass off and burnt out as hell--I'm currently in the burnt phase of my process--but there's no time! It's like I have two settings, stressed out of my mind, working way too hard, and procrastination. There's no happy medium.

I'm releasing Furious Temptation soon and to prep for doing that while trying to get my mojo back I'm going on a forced media black out this week. Nothing but books, my laptop, and no internet. No social networking, no TV, only me and my books and my writing. I'm hoping the forced seclusion will throw me back on the path of passion. Back to basics.

If you need me, I'll be back next Monday after plowing through Kresley Cole's Shadow's Claim, Stephen King's On Writing (again), and trying to write my little heart out. Wish me luck! Hopefully, I'll be almost done with a book and I'll have another free read for you!