Why Do We Procrastinate About Writing When We Love to Write?
Why Do We Procrastinate About Writing When We Love to Write?
I love writing.
When I’m writing, I feel truly myself. Sometimes I lose track of time. I can immerse myself in whatever I’m creating – a story, a blog post, even simply an email – and it’s a wonderful feeling.
And yet, sometimes, just getting started on writing feels like a huge effort. If I’ve taken a break from my novel-in-progress, or if I’m mulling over ideas for a new short story, actually sitting down and getting words onto the page can feel almost impossible.
Perhaps it’s the same for you. I know it is for a lot of writers. We have a tendency to procrastinate: to put off sitting down to write, or to get started, write a sentence or two, then immediately look for something else to do.
That doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with us – or with the writing. This kind of procrastination is completely normal.
Let’s take a look at why, before turning to some ideas for pushing past procrastination and spending more time writing.
(more…)Summer 2022: The Year So Far … and What’s To Come
Summer 2022: The Year So Far … and What’s To Come
Hello!
I know it’s been a bit quiet here on the Aliventures blog in recent months.
I wanted to take a bit of time to tell you what I’ve been up to – and what’s coming up over the next few months.
Freelancing: It’s Going REALLY Well 🙂
I’ve not been blogging here much (or writing much fiction) but I’ve been writing a lot. My freelance work has been going fantastically during 2022. I think this is my most exciting freelancing year since the thrill of first starting full-time freelancing in summer 2008!
May 2022 was my highest income month to date from freelancing … and June beat that by quite a bit, making it my highest income month ever. (Beating even December 2020, when I was writing full-time for Awesome Motive and also got a Christmas bonus!)
During 2022, almost all my freelancing has been during school hours – usually, a total of no more than 20 hours per week, and often less.
I had a pretty ambitious income goal for this year, given that my working time is quite limited and I take a lot of time off during the kids’ school breaks, so I’m thrilled to be on track for that.
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My contemporary fantasy trilogy is available from Amazon. The books follow on from one another, so read Lycopolis before the others.
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