My Booty Hurts
Too much information? LOL
It hurts because I've been working out at the gym. I just started last week and I'm probably not as sore as I should be, but there is a twinge here and there, just enough to tell me something is getting exercise.
Do I like to work out? NO WAY! But I do it because I want the end product: toned muscles and a strong inside (you know, whatever is supposed to get better because I'm exercising, lol).
I read many, many blogs. Especially yours. One thing we all have in common is our frustration with fitting writing into our busy schedules.
And sometimes, we just plain don't want to write. I'll confess: the other night I watched two shows on my computer instead of writing. No busy schedule there, just a lazy writer. :-)
The thing is, if we want the end product, if we want to finish a manuscript and pursue publication, then we need to force ourselves to write.
It's not always fun, passionate or exciting. It's work. And like work, when well-done, it will pay off. Even if only with a sense of accomplishment.
Do you sometimes find writing painful? As if stretching your creative juices is like trying to do the splits?
It hurts because I've been working out at the gym. I just started last week and I'm probably not as sore as I should be, but there is a twinge here and there, just enough to tell me something is getting exercise.
Do I like to work out? NO WAY! But I do it because I want the end product: toned muscles and a strong inside (you know, whatever is supposed to get better because I'm exercising, lol).
I read many, many blogs. Especially yours. One thing we all have in common is our frustration with fitting writing into our busy schedules.
And sometimes, we just plain don't want to write. I'll confess: the other night I watched two shows on my computer instead of writing. No busy schedule there, just a lazy writer. :-)
The thing is, if we want the end product, if we want to finish a manuscript and pursue publication, then we need to force ourselves to write.
It's not always fun, passionate or exciting. It's work. And like work, when well-done, it will pay off. Even if only with a sense of accomplishment.
Do you sometimes find writing painful? As if stretching your creative juices is like trying to do the splits?
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Since I've been suffering for weeks with fibromyalgia pain, whining, lying around on pain meds, I've wondered if I'd ever write again. But then a writing buddy of mine said, to take this time to rest and renew. Jot down notes of what you're feeling and doing during this time. All of it, including the boring soap operas are fodder for future stories. So now I'm feeling better about being in "time out" and not about the time not writing.
LOL! I feel bad now that sometimes I don't want to write. You're a much busier woman than me and I can totally see how you just don't have the time to sit when you want.
I'm so sorry about the pain you're in. I hope you gets tons of wonderful ideas during this time. ;-)
YOu go, girl! :-) I need to get on the hustle too, though it's harder for me to get the rough draft out then to edit.
Let us know how you do with the revisions!
Yes.
Definitely.
That explains how writing is for my some days. As hard as I try, some days the strain is too much, the flexibility just doesn't exist. Some days are meant for pondering, growing the story in my far more flexible mind, than physically writing it down. I try to follow His lead, sometimes I fail, sometimes, praise God, I succeed.
May we all have a great workout coming up soon!
Happy Easter!
I actually used to be able to do the splits. Sigh. No longer though.
I like what you said about having a flexible mind.
It was so great to meet you last night!
I have no doubt you'll get your writing done. :-)
But, I will prevail. And you will too. Someday we'll both be pubbed authors recalling the days of writing woes. (We will be passed all the writing woes once we're published, right?....tongue in cheek)
But honestly, with writing, it's more of an anxiety thing with me. At the start of every new chap or scene, I almost always suffer this trepidation that makes me procrastinate if I'm not careful.
I basically have to stand at the peak, shut my eyes, and let myself free fall. It's a good thing I like to ski, because it's that same sensation of "I'm here, there's nowhere to go but down, so dig in the poles and shoot straight for the lodge."
The one consolation is, I don't have to avoid trees along the way. With writing, you're always given the opportunity to chop them down (editing) as you go along without having to worry about breaking your neck. :-)
You just made me laugh out loud!
:-)
I believe you're right. Someday...
:-)
What a great analogy though.
Like you, I love to write, it's just sometimes harder than others.
The writing is what I love - that first draft - and then the first go-through of it when it's still fresh and new -- as I keep polishing further down, I get restless with it...
As for working out - I used to be a personal trainer! You don't do that unless you are one of those who actually enjoys working out -teehee--
And I know I've already said it another place or two, but last night was so awesome!
This is a great analogy, though. You have to do it if you want the end result, whether a toned body or a book that sells.
Love your blog!
Jen
That's so that you were a personal trainer. Sigh. I need you. Can you come to Florida and help me push myself? Heheee.
I'm like you. The first draft is tough to sit down, but once I get going I love it. I do tend to get restless though, after awhile.
It totally makes sense. Sometimes if I just get started, then the words flow. But first we have to get in front of the story, and sometimes it's the getting there that's toughest.
It was very wonderful! I'm going to e-mail you.
That's true about having to get back into the book's rhythm or mood. It's wonderful when we can get into it though, right?
Anyways, thanks for stopping by!
:-)
I hope you're protecting your poor husband from the kitties.
That's where that time-honored cliche comes in: No pain, no gain. LOL
My husband does NOT need protection from the kitties, but from me!!! He just likes attention! But, don't we all?
Happy Resurrection Day!
Jen
All of my efforts to find writing time this week were frustrated. Life simply got in the way.
Of course, I could be writing instead of commenting on your blog. Not.
Blessings,
Susan :)
That's kind of how my week has been; busy and overwhelming. Hopefully we'll get some writing in after Easter!
Yep. We just have to remember the reward when we're going through the pain. Tough sometimes, though. :-)
That's a very interesting insight about being satisfied with what we write.
Have you ever thought of writing memoir? I know they need to be truthful, but I also think there's an element of fantastical to them that you might do well with.
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a HAPPY EASTER!
Oh wait! LAUGHING!! I think I mis-interpreted the comment HAW HAW! oh well, I'm leaving it!
I'm learning to prioritize and make myself write in chunks cause that's the only way it's going to happen if I do it!!
I'm gonna check out your post. Yeah, I just hopped on from my wip to do a tiny bit of research and guess what sucked me in? MY BLOG! LOL
Well, we all fill our time with something so I'm not sure I'm a great prioritizer rather than I'm just not very busy. LOL I don't go out too much so I'm home alot with a chunk of naptime everyday. :-) Thank you for your encouragement!
One thing that has helped me is I've come to the point that I accept the fact that there are other things I need to attend to in life...like when the phone rings and it is a friend in need.
Personally, I want my "end" product to shrink up a bit, and that isn't going to happen if I don't put forth the necessary effort. As it is with writing...
But at the moment I am not working on a book, and writing is mainly pleasure - on my blog mostly, plus some devotions for my speaking ministry team. So there's no pressure - and that, quite honestly, means there's no pain. But no pain is fine with me. *grin*
I'm so excited to hear you speak and to check out your book! I definitely want to get Confessions Pt. 1, but look forward to looking at the others too.
Those 'end' products are so touchy. I wish mine would firm up...*sigh*
I need to stop being a "computer potato," and get off the blogs, hulu's, and youtube's, and start focusing more on writing.