I love to write.
I do.
Really, I do, but sometimes, the words just aren't there.
Here are some things that I do when the words aren't coming all that freely.
Blogging. To the untrained ear, this actually sounds like writing. I mean blog is a shortened form of web log. Sort of an electronic equivalent of a sailor's log book. A place to record (i.e. write) the day's occurrences. Ummm….Not the way I do it. See when I blog, I like to play around with the design of my template or someone else's template. Unless, you consider writing code, writing, this is an excellent tool for avoidance.
Knitting. Knitting is the newest way for me to avoid writing. Yarn is becoming an addiction. I'm now a regular attendee of a "Sit and Knit" at the local yarn store. I'm now making knitting friends so I can have more people to help me avoid writing.
Reading. I would venture to say that most writers love to read. I've decided to call my reading, research. Do you think that will work?
Making a Living. Unfortunately, this is the main culprit behind my recent lack of productivity on the "novella." My work has fallen on me and I'm trying to dig my way out. That being said. I like my job best when I have a lot to do so my hope is that in a couple of weeks, I will figure out how to balance the need to pay my bills and the desire to write competent fiction.
What do you do to procrastinate?
2 comments:
All of the above! Plus spending time with my family and friends comes in too. Laundry and cleaning up around the house are also good procrastination tools.
lol! i don't see it as procrastinating. lol.
& when i don't feel like writing, i flat out look at the computer and say, nope, i'm going to do whatever else instead.
ahh the joys of multiple hobbies!!
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