Reengaging
I was starting to think I sucked at this. I haven't been writing like I thought it would. Was it my disenchantment with PoI's direction? My aimless job search? My new obsession with decluttering and online courses?
I finally realized I was waiting for inspiration. After all, that's what finally got me started in writing again: PoI's season one and the insane urge to write about it (not the first show I'd felt that for, but the first one where I decided to follow through). Of course, that's wrong. Writing is an external habit as much as it is an internal need. My problem (self insight here) is that I do most things based on inspiration, mood, because it's there ... I don't have a lot of "have to's" in my life so I can do whatever I want. This has led to a sad lack of discipline =/ I'm slowly getting better at this but you can't fix your whole life all at once. So I'm doing things one at a time. Food is done, exercise is .... working (really, I hate it. Stupid good health), most of my "admin" stuff is done. I'm thinking it might be writings turn.
I have a boatload of half finished vignettes and drabbles, frames for short stories etc... time to just do it. I'll start tiny ... with drabbles =D
I've been pinning tons of writing advice on a nice little writing board I made for myself - time to start following the advice.
Also, I broke down and bought Scrivners and I'm dying to try it out. Since I write in fits and starts and then tie it all together into a story it seems like it might be a good fit for me!
I finally realized I was waiting for inspiration. After all, that's what finally got me started in writing again: PoI's season one and the insane urge to write about it (not the first show I'd felt that for, but the first one where I decided to follow through). Of course, that's wrong. Writing is an external habit as much as it is an internal need. My problem (self insight here) is that I do most things based on inspiration, mood, because it's there ... I don't have a lot of "have to's" in my life so I can do whatever I want. This has led to a sad lack of discipline =/ I'm slowly getting better at this but you can't fix your whole life all at once. So I'm doing things one at a time. Food is done, exercise is .... working (really, I hate it. Stupid good health), most of my "admin" stuff is done. I'm thinking it might be writings turn.
I have a boatload of half finished vignettes and drabbles, frames for short stories etc... time to just do it. I'll start tiny ... with drabbles =D
I've been pinning tons of writing advice on a nice little writing board I made for myself - time to start following the advice.
Also, I broke down and bought Scrivners and I'm dying to try it out. Since I write in fits and starts and then tie it all together into a story it seems like it might be a good fit for me!