Writing Is Writing No Matter How or Where You Do It

This title has become a mantra I repeat when I feel like I’m not writing enough.

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I’ve been experiencing what, in the past, I would have called writer’s block. It’s not just that I haven’t felt like writing and publishing here on Medium. It’s a feeling that I can’t write, that I’m not inspired to write, or that something’s blocking me.

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Well, I guess I could probably call it writer’s block. But I don’t like that term. It makes me feel like something’s wrong with me. And I’m trying to get out of the habit of judging myself as wrong for being who I am.

I cycle through these periods of writing a lot and then hardly at all on a fairly regular basis. There’s a time when I’m inspired to write and have a lot to say, followed by periods during which the inspiration simply isn’t there or writing feels stressful.

Finished this about a month ago. The bouquet is from Daughter Dearest (DD). Just noticing the skull on the bottom left. A sticker from DD’s college years. Photo by author.

That’s when I pull out my crochet hook and crochet to relieve some of the stress. I can always find some inspiration because…