Writing
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Creativity rears its ugly head
Work has clarified itself, at least in terms of immediate tasks. I’m guessing this is why my brain has decided to be creative this morning. Not needing brain power in other places, it’s free to do other things. In this case, I’ve pulled out notes for a story that has never quite let go of me. Now that I think of it, the notes have been around for close to five years–way to long to be dormant. I’m surprised it’s kept with me so long. I don’t know how much material I’ll keep. My guess is that I will triage a lot of it. I may not even look at…
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NNWM 2015 Day 4
So I said that I would participate in NNWM this year and I am — sort of. I always like the idea of this project. This year I have a story line even. But I can;t seem to get any momentum behind it. I open a file and I sit there. I know the point is to just write, but nothing happens. I feel dried up. This feeling is interesting because I know my past hasn’t been that way. I was able to write with various degrees of ease. Right now, writing is the hardest it’s ever been for me. I know what it feels like to just have the…
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NNWM 2015
It is September and that means a few things. One, that my birthday is in a month. Two that I need to book the date for our annual cookie baking day. And three, National Novel Writing Month is seeping into consciousness. I need to decide how I would like to participate and to what degree. Last year I cleared the 50K with relative ease. My approach was to write at least thirty essays, one per day, on topics that I wanted to explore about myself. I created a list of ideas encapsulated in two or three words that I would take my train ride to think about and examine. I…
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Writing itch
I’ve been doing a lot or reading recently. I love to read, but after a while, I feel a bit out of balance because all I do is work and read. I get like that when I am tired, overwhelmed, and need something entertaining that doesn’t add to my task list or tax my capacity. I can always tell when I am working my way out of that environment because I find the itch to write again. I admit, it is also due to better weather and longer days. I feel like I have more time to pursue these things. For a while now, I have been struggling with my…
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National Novel Writing Month
It’s that time! Through the course of grad school I had singularly focused on school and almost nothing else. The three years flew by, but over this summer, when it was all over, a slow trickle of former entertainments and recreation began to intrude on my consciousness again. A random tweet from @nanowrimo got my attention and reminded me that I haven’t participated in somewhere around 4 or 5 years. I am so excited to be doing it this year. I feel that I can focus on it and really get some creative habits back in my life by jump starting through NNWM. I’ve got an idea and have got…