Here I am again ... another couple of months gone past without any sizable output. Music business ... blah blah ... tired after work ... blah blah ... more excuses. I can forget all of that, because I finally had an epiphany.
The reason why I've stopped writing is because I've placed myself in one of those infinite loop things. I know I need to write, and I have all kinds of ideas in fiction, non-fiction, and rantings, and so on. But most of these tasks happen to be large.
For example, I set aside a little bit of time -- say Monday night -- to write a passionate blog entry, but then it takes forever. I do research. I end up changing and even deleting large sections. Then I edit the final for grammar, flow, and spacing, etc., and when I hit send, three hours have past. Groan!
Then the next day I want to write another story or just about anything, but another three hours? Hmmm ... isn't there something I should be doing with my music business? In other words, I allow myself to burn out. Funny how it's always my fault!
The answer is so simple: one hour a day. Once I hit an hour, I stop, and continue the next day. I can write about anything: fiction, blog posts, letters to my friends, in my journal. Hopefully this will help me avoid my burn out, and help me make real progress, and still have time for my music business and relaxing, and whatever else. A little more discipline to get back into the habit, and never stop again!
I hope your writing is good and consistent!
