Feeling Sorry for Yourself

[cathschaffstump]

Sure. I probably shouldn’t have written for five hours yesterday. But writing is so sweet and tasty! Things were going so well that I just wanted to keep going.I was in the zone! I was cranking it out!

Adrenaline is one of the reasons I write. When writing works, it makes me feel very good.the last thing I want to do is stop in those instances. Writing can sometimes be difficult, so you also hate to waste the time when it works.

However, when your arm is broken, it’s not best to be an idiot and keep working with it. I thought if I took a break in the middle of the day, I would be okay. *headdesk*

So today, I’m paying. I’m working on this entry with my voice activation software, and I’ll be staying off the keyboard tonight. I hope I don’t have to do it tomorrow as well, as it’s a writing day.

Boohoo! I want to write! What do the rest of you do to quell the hunger to write in times you can’t, for whatever reason?

Originally published at Writer Tamago. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[frankieb-sq87.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I read. Or research. Or listen to music or take a walk. :-)

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...research.

[david-bridger.livejournal.com]

This happens to me a lot, so I use these times creatively. Mostly, I live the story in my mind. I'll live through an event with a character, for example, over and over again. It's a good way to really bring out tiny details, which sometimes grow into good and unforeseen plot points.

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

These are all great ideas, David. Thanks.

Catherine