Ive had a bad run of writing recently. A year ago I was on a roll with short story acceptances, a novella being rewritten, and an offer from an agent to look at my novel. I even got a grant from the Arts Council to help develop my work. Then i got pretty ill (again) and things slowed down. Then medical stuff with the boys happened and things stalled more. A wrist injury knocked things back even further, so much so that writing stopped entirely. I seem to have got stuck in a cycle of indecision about which project to focus on and procrastination disguised as research. A conversation tonight with a wise and talented soul (hi Mercedes :) ) has reminded me that i dont need to be so hard on myself, or set goals that are so unrealistic theyll only make me feel worse when I dont achieve them. Baby steps are required. Wrist is healing and i can type a little longer each day. I may not be writing 1000 words a day, maybe not even 500, but i will be writing for 5 minutes at a time, at least a few times a day. It might not be much but it will be something and, from those little steps, a whole journey will happen. It starts now, with this 5 minutes and these words. ...and it wont stop again.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:08:51 +0000
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