Some growing pains on the home front. I'm seeing my parents this weekend. A few news items that have triggered some bad stuff and made me angry. And then there is NaNoWriMo. I am determined to carry through. I've chatted with other NaNo writers, my husband, and my therapist about ways to work around and through the triggering the writing is setting off. But I've only written one day, so theoretically I'm behind. I've got 1385 words written and I should have more like 6800! I'm fighting the panic driven need to catch up.
So I'm trying a new approach today. I'm going to write. No order. No outline. No plan. Free writing (more or less) for set periods of time, and see what happens. No one imagines that after 30 days this is going to publisher ready. It's a rough, rough, rough draft. It's a starting point.
I'm also considering moving my computer to a different location for NaNo writing. Maybe a change of scenery will encourage me to see this writing as different, and give me a bit more focus.
Meanwhile I'm reading lighter material for rest and relaxation. I've still got a few projects to finish for Presents with a Purpose which is this Saturday. And I'm going to see a play with my parents on Friday night. Lots on my plate. So I'm reminding myself that working at my pace is perfectly acceptable, maybe even appropriate since I am me. No one else can set my pace for me. And I'm stopping at the top of each hour to regroup a bit. Saying the Lord's Prayer to re-center myself and remind me of my true calling.
This authentic living can be a tough act when you haven't been doing it all your life. But more and more I see the beauty and value in it.
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Not everybody writes at the same pace; I had the desire to write, but need to re-group and plan out additional topics for my blog. If I continue on the same topic, I need more info for additional posts; or if I just write...we will see where that lands me. In the meantime, I have been posting poems that have already been written and hoping for more inspiration. Set your pace and your plan and write...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGood idea to change the setting of your writing. I've found that helps kick me out of writer's block at times. Hang in there!
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