I always want to write, but I rarely commit to putting my butt in the chair long enough to write. When I do crack open the lap top, I read past writing. I read articles about writing. I catch up with fellow writers on Twitter. Some will say these are the things one does to get ready to write or to think out a plot issue. I want to believe I am preparing myself for a day, an hour, ten minutes of words on the page. I’m still waiting for the writing to come. I am writing this blog post. I am not writing my novel.
As most of us do, I have a myriad of tasks to complete from physical house work to mental life work. How do these things keep me from writing? None of those things physically remove my ability to open my lap top and write. Mentally, I am checked out.
So, how do I check in again? I am trying to stay connected to writers around me through virtual meetings, and when I am with them, I am ready to write. I am ready to talk about writing, and I am open to hearing what others have to say about writing. The meeting ends. I fall back into my head. Sure, I have a lot going on right now, but I feel calm when I write. Writing quiets the self-doubt, the crappy things I tell myself, and the guilt of not being better. Writing is my mental escape from everything. I need only to give myself permission.
Wendy Crafton Writes 
“Keep on writing; keep on keeping on. I’ve. found that the way to keep on writing — even without equipment is to just do it. Remember some of the most important things, songs, deals, were first written on napkins or scraps of paper, long before they ever reached the laptop stage. I love writing; I’ll do that for as long as I am able to do so. Writing is freedom, long before the ropes are cut”. ©2022 Linda Perry
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