Came up with a new character tonight.
Was feeling a bit of the old inspiration, and decided to write on a different project for a minute or two before bed. Glad I did. It was dope. Great opening.
Solid day today, overall. I just kinda…just DID it, you know? I didn’t think about it, really. I just did. I didn’t second-guess. The thought-filter was off. The self-censor was quiet.
I could do a day like today the rest of my life, I think, work-wise. Writing session in the morning. Work for the day. Writing session in the afternoon before coming home. Spending time with Liz and the pups. Watched some basketball. Talked. Snuggled. Took a shower and then a little more writing before bed, and now…bed.
I’ve written every day so far this year.
Sometimes it just takes a while to click, you guys. Very, very rarely are we able to flip a switch and just start doing something with regularity. Especially if doing that thing is hard. Most of the time, we have to start and start over and start over some more until it finally takes hold and catches on.
I feel like that’s a major, major breakthrough for me. For the longest time, if I tried to do something and failed at it, I thought that I was doing it wrong. That however I was approaching that thing was flawed on some fundamental level, and I needed to figure out a different way.
I now know that’s not true.
I now know that sometimes…it just takes a while for something to click. Keep at it. Think well and hard about the best way to do it, certainly, particularly for how I think it will fit best for myself. But, don’t despair if it doesn’t click right away. Don’t throw all that good planning out the window.
Just wait. Keep starting.
Keep trying until it sticks. Because it will.
Eventually.