Morgan C. Talbot
Well, my writer's block is probably different from most authors'. I get into this mode where part of me wants to write, and I'll make half-hearted attempts to start, and then I'll just deflate under the pressure of another part of me saying, "Gah, I can't do this right now. Let me take a break and do something else for a while. Or maybe just take the day off and try again tomorrow."
That's my depression talking. Mine is a high-functioning sort, which for me means that weeks can pass without me realizing I'm in another bout of depression. And then weeks can pass where I'm not depressed at all. It looks very subtle from inside. I only catch it in retrospect. And then I get mad, because I realize I did wanna write on all those days, and my depression convinced me I didn't. That tiny little bitch!
Some days, I fight through it. Other days, I can't. So I just do what I can do, when I can do it. That's how I move forward. I am the Tortoise, and I plan to win in the end.
That's my depression talking. Mine is a high-functioning sort, which for me means that weeks can pass without me realizing I'm in another bout of depression. And then weeks can pass where I'm not depressed at all. It looks very subtle from inside. I only catch it in retrospect. And then I get mad, because I realize I did wanna write on all those days, and my depression convinced me I didn't. That tiny little bitch!
Some days, I fight through it. Other days, I can't. So I just do what I can do, when I can do it. That's how I move forward. I am the Tortoise, and I plan to win in the end.
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