A few months ago I joined a writing group. I was interested in meeting, hanging out with and talking to other like minded writers in my community. Bounce ideas, have a critique partner, and have the emotional support of people just like me who sometimes need encouragement to keep going and/or to sit down and actually write. Butt kickers if you will. It started out great. We all introduced ourselves, got very excited, discussed what days we would start meeting and then.......
Crickets. Well , one very lazy cricket who doesn't like to chirp at all. Nothing has happened since. Total silence in our little online writer's group. I even gave a big push to say hey what's up, when are we meeting, and no one even answered. Which leads me to the question: Why is writing so hard? Why don't we make time for it? We love it, it's in our blood, we think about it day and night, have plots spinning in every direction. It's free, and easy and we can do it anywhere anytime and yet it's so hard to just sit down and do. I personally hate showering. It's a thing. I find the whole process so tedious; getting wet, drying my hair, getting dressed and undressed. A total waste of 20 minutes every single day. But I still do it every single day. I do something I hate every day, but can't find 30 minutes a month to do something I love. (Insert mind blown emoji here)
Are there psychologists who can explain to me what this phenomenon is? Is there an adult coloring book that will help me get back on track? I've written, edited and published one book already so I know I'm capable, I just need to do it again.
Crickets. Well , one very lazy cricket who doesn't like to chirp at all. Nothing has happened since. Total silence in our little online writer's group. I even gave a big push to say hey what's up, when are we meeting, and no one even answered. Which leads me to the question: Why is writing so hard? Why don't we make time for it? We love it, it's in our blood, we think about it day and night, have plots spinning in every direction. It's free, and easy and we can do it anywhere anytime and yet it's so hard to just sit down and do. I personally hate showering. It's a thing. I find the whole process so tedious; getting wet, drying my hair, getting dressed and undressed. A total waste of 20 minutes every single day. But I still do it every single day. I do something I hate every day, but can't find 30 minutes a month to do something I love. (Insert mind blown emoji here)
Are there psychologists who can explain to me what this phenomenon is? Is there an adult coloring book that will help me get back on track? I've written, edited and published one book already so I know I'm capable, I just need to do it again.
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