So we had a bit of excitement here in the middle of the night. And by excitement I mean “arson.”
Whee.
Not.
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Your morning talks encourage my own thought process. I like how ordinary it is that you are just taking a walk and I like being able to hear you think through things. Sharing some of what you are experiencing helps me in my own experiences. I cheer you on for a selfish reason–I love to read your work! Well, I guess, to be honest, even if you stopped writing, I would still wish you well. 🙂
I like the dark on light solar clipper site better than the other for reading. The light on dark never kept me away, though. I think the color of the right side links could be darker to improve them. I am glad to have found this website, too, which tells more about you.
I did not find the feed for this podcast, but since you kept calling it a podcast, I fired up Firefox in order to use Sage to search and found the feed address. Now I won’t have to go for it through the link on Twitter. Is it actually on this blog and I missed it? If it isn’t here, it might be good to get it on the side links.
@Anita – good point. The feed is a default but a lot of people don’t know what the defaults are.
@Sara – that’s exactly what I’m up against.
@Aimee – yes, it’s not *time* … it’s organization and energy. I need more of the former and the latter will follow, I think.
I also find that your thinking out loud both prompts and fuels my own mental engine. Thank you. I’ve needed this without realizing it.
My writing has been badly stalled for much longer than I care to admit. It measures in years, but I still identify as a writer. Last summer I finally figured out part of the problem. It’s brain space. Life required other things from me, such as dealing with my husband’s illness (fine now), his job loss and hire elsewhere, and my resulting need to start a new career. It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to write, or even burned to do so. The problem hasn’t been time, but a lack of mental energy. There’s never any left over.
I can’t offer advice, only sympathy and empathy. It sounds like other obligations are siphoning off the resources you need to write. Maybe the discipline of writing daily is key, but are binge-writing pantsers capable of it? I’ll conduct my own trila, but if you discover the answer, please discuss on a morning walk.
Best wishes, and thanks for sharing.
This morning I listened to days 9 and 10 during my run and I found it good company.
I also write but I write creative non-fiction and I often find that I run into problems of productivity especially during times when I have lots of extra time.
I think you have to be a bit of a narcissist to not occasionally struggle with writing.
One of my friends has finished a book based on his theories about how people deal with self and decisions (he is a therapist) the book is done but he keeps messing with it for the worst. The last re-write I read for him is confusing. I think he is having a hard time handling how good his ideas are. I get this because when it comes to writing down my own practice and ideas I can get in my own way. I like complaining about not having the time to write because of other work its much easier than facing my potential.