I couldn’t agree more, Kiki. I always try to keep the momentum of my writing going but sometimes taking a break does me good - a bit like recharging the batteries. Happy Thanksgiving!
I appreciate this smart look at how writers feel about postponing writing when it beckons them, but not as strongly as other things. I can't write in the morning, which presents a problem for me. Writing at night is not a good thing, too stimulating. So I try in the afternoon if I don't have errands, housework, etc. And that book from the library beckons me, too. Choices - it boils down to choices.
Writer's guilt is real. But I handle non-writing time as you said, by being completely present in whatever I'm doing. You can't always be writing -- taking time off fuels us. Primes the pump, so to speak. Happy Thanksgiving!
I couldn’t agree more, Kiki. I always try to keep the momentum of my writing going but sometimes taking a break does me good - a bit like recharging the batteries. Happy Thanksgiving!
I appreciate this smart look at how writers feel about postponing writing when it beckons them, but not as strongly as other things. I can't write in the morning, which presents a problem for me. Writing at night is not a good thing, too stimulating. So I try in the afternoon if I don't have errands, housework, etc. And that book from the library beckons me, too. Choices - it boils down to choices.
Writer's guilt is real. But I handle non-writing time as you said, by being completely present in whatever I'm doing. You can't always be writing -- taking time off fuels us. Primes the pump, so to speak. Happy Thanksgiving!