Yes, it’s the first Wednesday of the month, and that means—
OPTIONAL IWSG Day Question:
When your writing life is a bit cloudy or filled with rain, what do you do to dig down and keep on writing?
It’s funny you should ask–although today when I woke up and looked out the window, there was snow on the ground! So I was happy to stay inside and write. But I do various things to keep myself going when my writing life–or the rest of my life–is a little drizzly. First of all, I stick with my routine–I journal first thing in the morning and then meditate, have breakfast (and feed the cat–that should go first if I want to concentrate on anything else) then I spend an hour or so writing or working on illustrations. And sometimes that’s all I do for my writing that day (and sometimes it’s just art, but at any rate, it’s my own creative work.)
And sometimes, I take a break from my routine. Last Saturday, I gave myself the whole day off (well, almost) and watched some shows and read some books and took a couple of naps. Then the next day, I felt refreshed and ready to get back to work.
But mostly what helps is the routine. When I left my job of 20 years, I knew I would need some kind of rhythm in my life. I also wanted to make time every day for my own work. And I’ve been working to find a good rhythm. This one (as described above) works pretty well. I’ve known for a long time that the fewer decisions I have to make in the morning, the better. I also take a walk every afternoon–well, I used my rebounder today because I didn’t feel like walking in the cold and wind, although the snow was gone.
How do you keep yourself going?
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And thanks to this month’s Co-Hosts:
Olga Godim, Chemist Ken, Renee Scattergood, and Tamara Narayan!
Thanks for stopping by.
Hope there’s not too much more snow this spring. But I like the rainy days–they’re great for writing.
xoxo
