I do that, too, sometimes. There are often months where i hardly write anything at all and most of it is crap. I hate it.
I’ve had some blue days lately, too, and I’ve been thinking of you.
Hugs.
It all comes about in time.
I feel the same way. But don’t give up!
Could you maybe start smaller than books? Maybe commit to writing a page, a short essay, a short story, a letter (!)… I wonder if you’d loosen up if you didn’t set your goals so high in the beginning. Perhaps it’s like exercising: you have to work up to the heavy weights and endurance exercises.
Just a thought. Oh, and a HUG, too!
Sometimes when I feel this way I’ll just freewrite for awhile. I’ll promise myself that I have to type four pages of ANYTHING. It turns out to be mostly crap, but 99% of the time a BEAUTIFUL SPARKLING GEM will appear. It might be one sentence. It might be one word, or even just one idea!
You can do it! 🙂
I’ve started calling them Crapters, btw.
Now get going.
Crapter One . . .
Everyone’s first everything is crap, honey. You know that. It’s always crap. But as long as it’s on the page, you have the raw materials to shape it into something wonderful.
Ever seen a raw diamond? Looks like any other crystal that comes from the ground. It’s dull, it’s lumpy, it doesn’t look like anything special.
It’s only worth something when it’s cut, shaped and polished.
Go write yourself a diamond mine.
{{{hugs}}}
hey, are you on instant messanger? I’ve been doing word wars lately, just writing for 30 min.
my yahoo name is emmigeek
buzz me sometime, I’ll give you a pep talk and maybe we can brainstorm.
you WILL write a book! i know you will.
I love this answer.
Ronni, you can find some great writing prompts on ‘s website. While you’re doing the exercises, you might get a flash of new inspiration, or even just a little sparkling gem.
We’ve all felt this way.
Those are the days when the writing itself doesn’t please … only the idea of the finished product. That mind-set is backwards.
Maybe you feel like just being a reader for awhile?
I do that, too, sometimes. There are often months where i hardly write anything at all and most of it is crap. I hate it.
I’ve had some blue days lately, too, and I’ve been thinking of you.
Hugs.
It all comes about in time.
I feel the same way. But don’t give up!
Could you maybe start smaller than books? Maybe commit to writing a page, a short essay, a short story, a letter (!)… I wonder if you’d loosen up if you didn’t set your goals so high in the beginning. Perhaps it’s like exercising: you have to work up to the heavy weights and endurance exercises.
Just a thought. Oh, and a HUG, too!
Sometimes when I feel this way I’ll just freewrite for awhile. I’ll promise myself that I have to type four pages of ANYTHING. It turns out to be mostly crap, but 99% of the time a BEAUTIFUL SPARKLING GEM will appear. It might be one sentence. It might be one word, or even just one idea!
You can do it! 🙂
I’ve started calling them Crapters, btw.
Now get going.
Crapter One . . .
Everyone’s first everything is crap, honey. You know that. It’s always crap. But as long as it’s on the page, you have the raw materials to shape it into something wonderful.
Ever seen a raw diamond? Looks like any other crystal that comes from the ground. It’s dull, it’s lumpy, it doesn’t look like anything special.
It’s only worth something when it’s cut, shaped and polished.
Go write yourself a diamond mine.
{{{hugs}}}
hey, are you on instant messanger? I’ve been doing word wars lately, just writing for 30 min.
my yahoo name is emmigeek
buzz me sometime, I’ll give you a pep talk and maybe we can brainstorm.
you WILL write a book! i know you will.
I love this answer.
Ronni, you can find some great writing prompts on‘s website. While you’re doing the exercises, you might get a flash of new inspiration, or even just a little sparkling gem.
We’ve all felt this way.
Those are the days when the writing itself doesn’t please … only the idea of the finished product. That mind-set is backwards.
Maybe you feel like just being a reader for awhile?
“This too shall pass.”
{{hugs}}