Does anyone else need a deadline to be motivated? Both the monthly magazines I work for went to press last week, so this is my quiet week in which I usually get busy with my own stuff. Unfortunately, it's just not happening.I've had a bit of a cold, which has left me feeling rather lethargic. I just can't seem to get going on anything new and thumbing through my WIP folder has made me feel guilty about my apathy, rather than stimulating the creative juices.
Apparently there's a full moon tonight (technically, it's 3.52 tomorrow morning), so perhaps that will bring some inspiration.
I do work better with deadlines. I think that's true with a lot of people. I hope you're not awake at 3.52, but enjoy the ALMOST full moon otherwise, and get lots of inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Priscilla. The moon was fabulous (but I didn't stay up until the small hours to appreciate it). Still waiting for inspiration to strike...
DeleteTiming, timing. I hit a critical juncture in my writing this year...devastated after looking at my quarterly book sales, I hung up any new writing...stopped dead with the MS I was working on...60k words in. Just today I got to a point I was ready to jump back on that old project...the last date touched...2-16-2018
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back in the saddle. You're so right about the timing. Sometimes, the best thing to do is stop and wait for the next wave to come along.
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