Due to my schedule and, you know, the birth of my first child, I haven't done any writing (other than the blog) in about two months.
Once you stall out, it is hard to get started again. You have to remember where you were going at the time you stalled (which means reading the last chapter of your work, a cardinal sin when your aim is to only write and not get caught up in how crappy your first draft is) and have faith that there is a direction to things.Not to mention the hardest part: Actually doing it. You know, sitting down and making text appear on your screen. So freaking hard when you've lost that momentum. I washed dishes, did laundry, and vacuumed the house in order to avoid having to actually write (the apartment looks pretty good at least). Eventually I had to just "zombie write". It's a term I picked up from my friend Chris who says that if you don't want to work out, you don't actually need enthusiasm. Just "zombie" your brain-dead self through it and then at least it's done.
Hopefully I can keep it up. I'm aiming for at least 1k on my days with Cleo (during nap time) and just to tread water at about 300 on other days. We'll see how that works out. Til then: WOOOO! 1K words!
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