#WriteMotivation – I’ve survived!
It was a long week. Not as bizarre as the week before, but instead moments of quiet interspersed with moments of chaos. I feel emotionally exhausted, but not quite as physically exhausted as I did at the beginning of the week, thank God. Emotional exhaustion I know how to deal with and work around. With physical exhaustion, I just pretty much have to put everything on hold until I can literally stand up without feeling dizzy.
Just… keep me (and my family) in your prayers. The person-I-don’t-want-to-deal-with has called me three times this week. I listened to one voice mail from him, and it left me so emotionally distressed that I could barely function the rest of the day. I have two more voice mails from him that I have yet to work up the strength to listen to. One of them was left at midnight last night, and I’m glad I had my ringer shut off. My sleep last night was … okay, but did not need interruptions to go with it. I’m going to have to listen to these at some point today *groan*.
Just FYI: I have another post up at Fictional Ferrets! Go check out The Intensive Outline!
Also, there’s a few things happening on the blog this week!
First up tomorrow (July 23rd) is Patricia Lynne’s Snapshots Birthday Bash! There will be a giveaway, and an interview, and a book review, and just lots of fun! So make sure and come back and check it out tomorrow.
Also, on Friday (July 26th) I will be participating in the YA Bound Sizzling Summer Giveaway! Check back here that day for a guest post from Sharon Bayliss.
And now, on to the regularly planned post…
July #WriteMotivation Goals:
1. Crit Cloudy for Eris.
Yeah, this may turn into my August goal.
2. Catalyst re-write for Camp NaNo.
I am trying. Seriously. But the words just aren’t coming, and this is the closest I’ve come to experiencing true “writer’s block” in … years. I think even if this round of re-writing isn’t finished by the end of July, I need to set Catalyst aside. Until January. I’m also seriously considering taking August off from writing. I can’t go straight into NaNo-season on burnout.
3. Read A Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss.
I am on page 367/994. I could still finish this … we’ll see!
4. Survive the uncle & family coming to visit, and MOM GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEEK. The goal is literally DO NOT DIE OR HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.
I SURVIVED! I think…
So glad to see you made it through such a rough time. I’ve been thinking of you a lot, praying for you too! Always! 🙂
As for your messages, can you have someone screen them (like hubby) first? That way it may soften the blow? Just a thought.
And, if you really are suffering with Catalyst…do what I did (and what Serena suggested last week on Fictional Ferrets) take a step back and work on something completely different until your passion comes back for Catalyst.
Love, hugs and prayers!
Jai
Sorry to hear about the stress. That sucks.
And I agree with Jai. Sometimes working on something different helps.
You are a rockstar. You are doing awesome on your goals.
Glad to hear you survived #4!
Sometimes a break is necessarily to get the wheels turning and ideas in the background to come to fruition, so whether you break for August or not, I hope you get some blocks of mental relaxation time in there somewhere, somehow! Take it easy!
Sorry about your messages. Those can be the worst. 😦
As for Catalyst, taking a break may be just what you need. I felt burnt out with NaNo last week and I realized I was writing just to get my word count up rather than passionately telling the story, so I decided to just step back and let it go for a while. I want to meet my NaNo goals, but not at the expense of my passion and my story. I know its hard, but maybe it is for the best?
oh my gosh I totall love Patrcik Rothfuss’s series! I’m soooo looking forward to the 3rd book. Do you know when it’ll come out?
Nutschell
http://www.thewritingnut.com
There is no release date set for it yet, sadly.