I have had a heck of a hard time trying to work on any of my writing projects in the past few months.. Especially with my initial goal at the beginning of this year, sometimes it is hard to take the small victories. I wanted to write 40k every month in 2018. I quit writing mid January and didn't pick it back up again until Camp NaNoWriMo in April, where I managed to write almost 15k before I quit again.
And I want to make excuses, but at some point, who am I even making them to? I know what happened. I know that school got busy, or that my mom had surgery, or that AP exams started or everything else that happened that I did not write during. I know all of that. So then why do I feel the need to excuse my writing behavior?
So, today is the day I am not going to make anymore excuses for my not writing. If it is something that I enjoy, then of course I should try to make time to write. And I want writing to be an important part of my life.
The next day that you are behind, or don't write, or are frustrated, don't worry about it. Yes, you should probably try to write if you can. Just don't be too hard on yourself or try to make excuses. You don't need to explain why you haven't been writing. You don't owe that to anyone.
Just take five minutes to get back into your WIP if you haven't written in a while. Stuck on a scene? Skip the rest of it to move onto your next one. If you can't skip (and trust me, I get that), summarize what you want to happen in the rest of the scene before you are able to get back into the flow of writing.
Being a writer is supposed to be fun. Don't make excuses for yourself. You can do great things. And if you're having a bad day, I believe that you can.
I am going to try to take my own advice and sprint for five minutes today, then five minutes tomorrow. I love writing. Therefore, why shouldn't I write?
And I want to make excuses, but at some point, who am I even making them to? I know what happened. I know that school got busy, or that my mom had surgery, or that AP exams started or everything else that happened that I did not write during. I know all of that. So then why do I feel the need to excuse my writing behavior?
So, today is the day I am not going to make anymore excuses for my not writing. If it is something that I enjoy, then of course I should try to make time to write. And I want writing to be an important part of my life.
The next day that you are behind, or don't write, or are frustrated, don't worry about it. Yes, you should probably try to write if you can. Just don't be too hard on yourself or try to make excuses. You don't need to explain why you haven't been writing. You don't owe that to anyone.
Just take five minutes to get back into your WIP if you haven't written in a while. Stuck on a scene? Skip the rest of it to move onto your next one. If you can't skip (and trust me, I get that), summarize what you want to happen in the rest of the scene before you are able to get back into the flow of writing.
Being a writer is supposed to be fun. Don't make excuses for yourself. You can do great things. And if you're having a bad day, I believe that you can.
I am going to try to take my own advice and sprint for five minutes today, then five minutes tomorrow. I love writing. Therefore, why shouldn't I write?
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