Random Musings

Everything.

That’s the easiest answer. If I’m not interested in what I’m doing, if I’m bored, if it seems like it’s just going to take too many spoons…I’ll do pretty much anything other than write. (Because I’m assuming this “productivity” is exclusive to…doing stuff?)

Actually…what is productivity? If I do laundry and vac the house instead of writing, am I not being productive? I think the house would disagree. I think a lot of things could be considered productive, just maybe not exactly what you’d planned to do that day.

I should already be working. But I’m writing this instead, because I’m considering this part of my return to authentic writing and reaching out. So I’m just being productive in a different way, aren’t I?

Now, when it comes to writing…

Panic has written far more books than inspiration. ~Philip K. Dick

When I need to get something done, I get uber focused. I don’t talk much, I frown a lot, and I don’t relax until it’s done. I have a deadline at the end of this month for my novel in progress, and that means I’m writing, intensely, every night. Whether I feel like it or not, because I need to make that deadline. If I do get distracted it’s because I suddenly remember, as I did last night, that I need to get shampoo or something. I order it and get back to work.

So I don’t feel the need to change things up. I’m good with my occasionally scattershot approach.