Today it's more about doing what's healthy. Or rather NOT doing what's healthy, rewarding, and even sometimes fun.
This thought can be applied to exercising, blogging, and writing (insert your own, "really should do it, feel better when I do" item here).
I'll be honest, I don't like to work out. It's a hassle, icky, tiring. What I like is having had WORKED out. I know I need to and it feels great after I do it. Sometimes even while I'm doing it. Yet getting me to DO it is always a fight.
I'm realizing the same thing is happening with my writing. I love having written. Now, don't get me wrong, there are those times where you hit a sweet spot and writing itself is an amazing high. But for the most part, I really prefer editing, fixing, slicing and dicing, to the actual nitty gritty of writing.
I'm thinking this mindset could be why my writing mojo keeps wandering off like some demented little gnome lost in a mall. I'm not giving it the right motivation.
It doesn't want to write, it wants to have written. So, if I can explain to it's sugar addled mind that if it gets my butt in the chair, it'll have more words to play with later--instead of trying to convince it it really does like blank pages--I might get it to work!
So that's my plan going forth. What about you? How is your writing (or anything that you should do/even like to do--but don't always do it)?
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I get what you mean--sometimes the most satisfying part is having written something and being able to go back and look at it to see what you've accomplished. But I think those rare times when the writing flows faster than your fingers can type is my favorite aspect of writing. It just doesn't happen all the time.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Sarah! Those times when you lose track of the time, the day, where you are.... I love those moments! But sadly, they are rare.
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I love the poor gnome getting lost in the mail - maybe that is what has happened to my writing mojo. I usually love the writing itself most of all, but I've been stuck for a while now. Love the working out analogy, I feel the same way about it and need to apply that kind of discipline to my writing.
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Great to meet you too, Julie! :) Hmmmm- you might try sugar to get the gnome out of the mall, but too much will just send him off again ;). Good luck on re-claiming your mojo- I'm right next to you fighting the same battles!
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Great post! I feel this way a lot, and my poor kids, they get blamed for my "lack of" all the time. My lack of time, energy, motivation - which I had tons of before my little curtain climbers joined the world. Don't get me wrong, I'd give up everything for them, but I keep thinking when they're older, I'll get to _____ fill in the blank! :)
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You've got alot going on, Melinda! It's hard enough for me to get moving sometimes- let alone having young kids.
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The key for me is focus and discipline. A doable list before bed and follow it. Does that make me a boring person? I'm 82, in my new career as a writer after raising too many kids, a long career as an actor and now the solitary world of writing. Mojo? I don't know what that is, my friends. I just do it! Take time to exercise and fulfill obligations and WRITE. How I love the feeling, the accomplishment of bringing characters to life.
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You are an inspiration to us all, Charmaine! I definately need more focus, it's too easy to let life chip away at what we want/need to do for ourselves.
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I know exactly how you feel. I sometimes struggle to get into gear and jump into what needs to be done (oh yeah, exercise is a great example!), but the feeling afterward? Worth every drop of sweat. :)
ReplyDeleteI know, right, CJ? We know we'll feel great afterwards- yet sometimes it's just "too difficult" to get the act together. I think there should ba emotional memory pill- lets you briefly recall how it felt to have done it. Would make things much easier!
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After the last couple of years, I'm still looking for the zen again. I started back on the treadmill just this week and yes, after it's over, in other words, I have tredded, it feels good. Count on writing to be like that once in awhile.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I like that, Wendy, "I have tredded" I hope you find the zen, it's easy to lose in this business.
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I've been there! And I suggest - change up your environment. If your write space is mobile, take it into another room, play some different music, etc. This might make no difference for you.. But it has helped me in the past :)
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Thank you, David! You never know, that could help. Doesn't help with the gym, but not sure what would ;).
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I have a love/hate relationship with editing. Although I love it when editing makes my words sound better, most of the time I find it a drag because I'm not very good at it. I can recognize lame sentences (usually), but I often don't know how to fix the problem.
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