Writing motivation
What do you do to help yourself with motivation to write daily? It can be hard to keep writing, family and life will often take priority. The need to rest and relax with the balance of adding something to your blog or novel. It can be hard, if I have a night where I don’t write, I feel guilty. I enjoy writing and enjoy creating stories and poetry.
Writing my novel is a great task, at 75000 words in and I’m now wondering if what I’m writing really is all part of this novel. I think the advice is to keep going, keep developing it and growing. I am looking forward to writing the end, I haven’t worked it out yet. However, it could be that part of this draft might be part of book two. This is a disadvantage of being a Pantser, especially on my first ever novel.
I’m on a very long journey, which is enjoyable as I do enjoy going into my own imagination, creating my own world. However, I still need to take that step back and get to know my world and my characters. I do keep repeating that, I think I need to keep reminding myself.
Short stories
I find that writing my short stories on my blog, Just muddling through life, helps to keep the creativity flowing and helps my motivation. Last Friday I did some writing for Blog Battle – Shield, I sat for a while thinking about it. Google didn’t help, it just directed me to Marvel and its Agents of Shield. Once the idea came to me the story got written, it is a nice feeling when the words are flowing.
Maybe this is why writers write, it is a nice feeling to have created something, especially when it is something that someone else enjoys reading.
If you are a writer who is struggling to write, then writing prompts do help with motivation. I currently do Blog Battle once a month, which is focused around one word. Write the story on the Writers Unite website and Facebook forum which is focused on a photo and Grammys Grid which is a sentence prompt. I enjoy writing them all and currently have an ongoing story on Grammys Grid with my characters Ruby and Freda
Reading
My reading has not got much further over the last week. I need to make time again to fit it in, I know that I maybe need to turn off my laptop earlier at night. However, once the words are flowing, I need to type/write them down. Motivation to then read is not there as it then past midnight. A few weeks ago I was reading more but it meant late nights reading in the dark on my Kindle.
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Today
Sat here now watching the rainfall outside. A day off work and it is nice to sit here and reflect. My daughter started at a new school today. It is closer to home so will make life easier, I will be able to walk to collect her rather than need to drive. We are appealing to move our eight-year-old, hopefully, soon he will be with his sister, they are close and I know her leaving will affect him.
Anyway, I am now going to get myself another mug of tea before getting on with the rest of the day.
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2 Comments
Brittany
It’s so hard for me to find time to read or write with two little boys. By the time they go to sleep I’m falling asleep with them most night. Some days I work extra hard to either write or read during nap time (if there is nap time that day lol ) or to stay up a little late that night. They already wake up really early so waking up before them isn’t really a doable option yet.
Marian Wood
It is really very hard… honestly hard.. I tell myself that I need to write.. I do enjoy it.. but there are nights where I’m too tired to turn the lap top on. It is alot to work and the children will always come first.