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Friday, July 20, 2012

Inertia - Or Why I Must Keep Writing


Sometimes I write because I love it. Sometimes I write because the words are straining for release. Sometimes I write because I'm afraid to stop.

If I stop - if I let it go one day, it turns to two, then three. Then it's been weeks and I don't know how to start again.


If I stop, and my stories just become files on my hard drive, all the hours spent toiling over these words mean nothing. I. Must. Keep. Going.
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5 comments:

  1. SFJuly 20, 2012 at 4:44 AM

    This is so true! Just getting it out and doing something EVERY DAY, even if some days it's just a very little thing--that can work wonders.

    Personally, I don't feel quite right when I stop writing.

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  2. Steph SessaJuly 20, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    It's so easy to skip days if I've already previously skipped days, so I totes agree!

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  3. RachelJuly 20, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Exactly. I feel the same way 100% Jenny.

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  4. ZJuly 20, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    I have been stuck on the I can't write motto for literally months, and I don't know why. It sucks. I really need to get back into the rhythm of writing again so that I won't ever stop again like this.

    I'm glad that you're sticking through to the end. Congrats.

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    1. Jenny KaczorowskiJuly 20, 2012 at 4:33 PM

      You can do it! Even if it's just once sentence. Get back on your computer and write!

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