What Does a Writer Do When Not Writing?
Due to some very busy life circumstances, I haven’t been writing anything besides blog posts for the past few months. Sure, I might technically have time, but mental energy is another question. Knowing that these circumstances are temporary, I’ve given myself permission not to write fiction for the time being. But that doesn’t mean I’m not being creative. Here’s what I’m doing instead… Blog posts are keeping me sane. The act of putting one word after another, of making a coherent argument or narrative in a set length, of finding the right phrasing, is something my soul needs. Blogging takes less mental energy than fiction, and I can knock out a finished piece in a few hours, so it’s staying in my life.