Some weeks I spend a lot of time blogging: writing posts, visiting my favorite blogs, and participating in discussions.
This hasn't been one of those weeks. I've missed my own Grab-A-Line Monday post--I promise I'll be back next week!--and have not mustered up enough energy to compose comments on the blogs that I have been reading.
One reason: I'm gearing up for my TKD belt testing and am particularly nervous right now because I couldn't practice last week due to sickness and now I worry about my endurance and balance. (Honestly, Sir, my balance is off purely because of the migraine headaches!)
And the better reason is: I've been able to restart my writing flow again. My WIP has been neglected for a few weeks because I've gone back to my first novel, to polish it (for the 179th time!) I don't know how other writers work, but when I concentrate on one type of work: revising/editing, I can't seem to switch my mind to other types, say writing new scenes or journalistic articles (my Examiner.com gig is suffering as well.)Now that I am able to tap into the write-new-work mindset, I am going to ride it. Blogging and commenting and supporting my fellow bloggers will have to take a back seat, but I hope you understand.
[17/365 Furiously Writing by Vinni123; Writing=Breathing by Joe in DC. Both found on Flickr Commons]
6 comments:
I certainly understand! I haven't been commenting everywhere I'd like, but I'm trying. I just need to go finish my synopsis now.
I would say I haven't had enough experience trying to switch back and forth. I tend to work on one thing and then move on. I can go back and edit while I'm working on something else, but so far that's all I've done.
I tend to only be able to work on one thing at a time. As for reading and commenting on all these wonderful blogs...it simply can't be done and work on writing to sell something at the same time. At least I can't do it.
Glad to hear you're riding the writing wave. Really, you must take it when it comes. And best wishes for the TKD test.
That's exactly the way I am--I have a terrible time switching back and forth between projects, much less writing types. Once I start something for the day, I tend to obsess about it until my kids drag me away. But I'm so glad you're riding the writing wave! Enjoy it :).
I've been in the same boat. Now that I have a deadline every week to turn in pages, I'm finding that I have a lot less blogging time. Imagine that! Hope the TKD test goes well!
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