I have completely fallen out of the saddle with writing since I last posted. Other things seem to be pulling me away. But perhaps it is avoidance. Writing is not something which I can plan. The words either arrive in my head or I don't. But first I have to make the effort to want to write, and sometimes making that effort, is well, just too much effort.
However, I have become quite down in myself as a result. As if part of myself is missing. And so I seek out this part of myself which is hidden. The writing self. That self which is the best of me.
Meanwhile, needing to keep a record of our work here makes me write the blogs, keeps me engaged with the art of writing. I think this is a good way to keep in touch with the writing self when other words do not seem to want to come. Even making comments on other people's blogs helps keep in touch with the word flow.
But I think that probably September is favourite for starting writing again. When the year is winding down perhaps I will be able to rev up!
I too am in a slump. Sometimes we just burn out and have to take a respite from bloggging or whatever other forms our writing takes.
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Thanks for visiting Lynda, and I so hope that your writing slump disappears soon. I struggle with writing. When it flows then I know that I really can write. But the problem I have is that I can't write by design. Someone I used to know can reel out reams of words, with a plan as to what is going to be written. I can't write like that. If I plan then my writing becomes stilted. For the shine to be on my writing I have to write without a plan. That is difficult. Anyway, thanks for making the connection with me, and here's hoping that both of us will get a move on soon and that the words will flow seamlessly through.
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