May 4, 2016
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group
I’ve been published since 2003 and if there is still one
thing I struggle with, it’s sticking to my officially scheduled writing time. I
have a pretty good idea of everything I need to cram into a single day. Work,
family, friends, home & hearth, puppy Deuce, writing.
Did you notice how writing is at the tail end of that list?
So it is in real life.
So many times I get to my office and I’m simply too
brain-numb to make the words come out. Is it lack of discipline that I allow
myself to give up for the evening before I’m even started? I think it’s safe to
attribute a small degree of “blame” to that. It’s difficult to be disciplined
when you fall asleep over the keyboard.
There was a day I didn’t have this problem. Now I feel that
the day job gets the best of what I have to give and everything else in my life
gets the scraps. Without a doubt, I’m tired. I console myself by looking at my countdown clock several times a day, but it doesn't really help.
It’s time to do something differently. Perhaps I need to get
up earlier and do some writing before the day job. Give the writing the best of
me and let the day job have the scraps. Who knows for sure?
KC Kendricks
http://www.kckendricks.com
www.twitter.com/kckendricks
4 comments:
I've found I can't write at night. My best time is in the middle of the day. So I typically use my lunch time to get my writing in. It may only be 200 words, but still, it's something. I'm not sure what your day job is, but maybe you can accomplish something similar?
The thing we all crave to do - always seems to get put on the back burner - let's all get super rich - so we can stay home all day and write :-)
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Hi Loni! Thanks for stopping in at Between the Keys. I use my lunch hour as the opportunity to get outside and take a walk. I'm on the computer for so much of the day, getting out and moving is important. The idea of blood clots from sitting is very scary!
Hi Victoria! Getting super rich would be super fun! Let's go for it!
I'm brain dead at night. My writing is best in the morning. I am retired, so writing is my job. I still have family & friends, a social life, home & yard, etc. Last month, I let all that consume me. This month, I'm determined to write first, social media, et al. come 2nd.
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