I love to write. No, I mean it. I really, really love to write. Last fall, I thought, “Gosh…I’m soooo tired all the time. My brain is kind of fuzzy too.” After contemplating it, I figured out what was wrong. I hadn’t had a day off four months. Seriously. None. I had traveled for two weeks and I didn’t write then, but traveling is not vacation, no matter what anyone tells you! Vacation is a quick trip to the beach where you sit there and don’t move for two weeks. Traveling is flying, shopping, eating out, cooking for the people who are nice enough to put you up, viewing the sights. Anyway, this isn’t about traveling. This is about writing and days off. And I hadn’t had one in a long, long time.
As it turned out, I had gotten so deep into writing that I couldn’t stop. I actually had to give my husband my computer one day per week. While I’m better at taking days off now, I’m still not very good at it. For example, I’ve worked for the last eight days, even though last Monday should’ve been my day off. And I only took Monday off last week and the week before…I had a headache and a house guest this weekend and I still wrote. I had a good excuse (I always do)! I was finishing my new YA. And I did it! It needs a pass through and then it will go to my critique group. However, my goal to give it to them is the end of the month, so today I am taking the day off. And maybe even tomorrow. I printed it out though, so I’m going to have to give it to my husband to hide until tomorrow…I’m very good at rationalization.
I’m actually better at taking weeks or even months off at a time. I am about to enter one of those times. After I hand off this manuscript, I am going to take 4 weeks off. Or I’m gonna try anyway! 🙂 Wish me luck!
What are your writing habits like?
P.S. I finally updated Need To Read.
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