The One Thing You Can’t Procrastinate As A Writer
“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” ~Benjamin Franklin
Taking a six-week sabbatical from writing was something I needed.
I had made up a list of fifteen things I would do and/or get done during my break.
I’m unsure what made me more crazed: knowing that I wouldn’t finish those things or being unable to write.
All I know is that I came out of it, and none the better. It’s something I probably won’t do again.
Writers, and I count myself among them, yearn to tell stories. Not being able to is crippling. We’re that person who talks too much, just in written form. Imagine if we were both!
Writers are thinkers. Many of our stories are not new, but we all have our unique take on what life dishes out.
In my experience, I was trapped. I hung so closely to those things I said I would do that I made myself miserable, knowing I could not do them all. I wasn’t getting any writing done either, so I was doubly miserable.
But that doesn’t mean the ideas weren’t there. You can’t live without thinking. It’s impossible, especially for a writer. However, one of our presidential candidates tells us differently.
