Inspiration of Cold Rain

Cold rain; perfect weather for writing.  It's also perfect sleeping weather.  You look outside see the gray sky, dripping trees and you pull the blanket a little closer.  Once your all warm and snug your ready to write right?  Till your eyes get heavy.  Just a blink to rest them.  Maybe just one more.  A minute later you head starts to nod.  Just a little rest.  The words aren't coming just now anyway.  Forty five minutes later you have to go pick up your brother or meet some friends for a movie and you've slept away all your writing time.  But maybe your not like me.  Your one of those super people who can resist the hypnotic glare of a blank page.  But the words don't sound right.  No matter how you word the sentence it never comes out right.  Every time you write your secant guessing your choice of words and structure.  So you avoid writing.  There is no time.  There are other things that need to get done.  There is a project I've wanted to do for the past few months.  Let me be the one to break it to you.  There is always another excuse for not writing.  We need to stop looking for them and focus on the reasons to write.   Why do you write?  What made you pick up a pen and tell that first story?  I've written several books and never did anything with them.  A few days ago someone asked me why I kept writing when the stories just sat there.  Because I love to write.  I love the feeling of words flowing through my fingers.  Getting to know a character so well that I almost regard them as a friend.  Watching my story take a turn that I didn't expect and be totally surprised.  Or getting mad at my own characters for misbehaving.  What is there not to love about writing?  Well . . .  there is always editing.  It isn't that bad.  I'm getting the hang of this whole rewriting thing.  Without a doubt I love writing.  I just need to remind myself of that sometimes.  When your avoiding your book because the words aren't flowing or your drooping over a blank page try having fun with it.  Forget your inner editor and remember why you love what you do.  Sometimes you need to inspire yourself when your eyes are feeling heavy and the words are all tangled up.

Have a blessed week,
Morgan J