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CathyTea
10 years agoLegend
@Derubelle Hi! :)
It sounds like you're going through a time of transition. For me as a writer, whenever I've been moving a lot or feeling that important parts of my living situation were unsettled, it's been hard to write. I seem to need to have a relatively boring, settled, drama-free life in order to be really creative with my writing! When the emotions get intense or when life gets unsettled, then it feels hard for me to direct my creative energy to writing.
So, if you need to take a little break while things even out and you and your partner move into the next thing, that's fine. Your story will still be there!
Also, since my life was very unsettled until I was about 37 (I counted once, and my partner and I moved over 35 times through 7 cities and three states from the time I was 20 until 37!), I have figured out a few strategies that allow me to do some creative work while living through transitions. Maybe you can adapt some of these strategies for yourself!
1. Write in notebooks. Later when you get time or the right environment, you'll be able to use what you've written in notebooks in the next drafts.
2. Find a library, bookstore, or cafe where you can write. When we were moving a lot (like every 3 months) in Seattle, we had our regular cafes that we'd always go to every morning and weekend afternoon. So even though we might switch our living situation often, the cafes were places of familiarity where we could go to relax. Jim would play chess, and I would draw or write. It let us both be creative while the rest of our lives swirled around us.
3. Maybe you can find a library or computer lab at a community college! Then, you could upload the screenshots to Wordpress from home, but write at the library, where you could create your own space around you.
4. Realize that it's temporary and it will change. Sometimes, we can discover ways to enjoy even unsettled situations when we realize they won't last forever. It helps us appreciate the little things in the transitionary situation, like a rose bush in the garden, or favorite neighborhood walk.
I also think that your story is becoming richer and even more developed, as you're able to live with it through time, so when you return to it, you'll have so much to draw from!
It sounds like you're going through a time of transition. For me as a writer, whenever I've been moving a lot or feeling that important parts of my living situation were unsettled, it's been hard to write. I seem to need to have a relatively boring, settled, drama-free life in order to be really creative with my writing! When the emotions get intense or when life gets unsettled, then it feels hard for me to direct my creative energy to writing.
So, if you need to take a little break while things even out and you and your partner move into the next thing, that's fine. Your story will still be there!
Also, since my life was very unsettled until I was about 37 (I counted once, and my partner and I moved over 35 times through 7 cities and three states from the time I was 20 until 37!), I have figured out a few strategies that allow me to do some creative work while living through transitions. Maybe you can adapt some of these strategies for yourself!
1. Write in notebooks. Later when you get time or the right environment, you'll be able to use what you've written in notebooks in the next drafts.
2. Find a library, bookstore, or cafe where you can write. When we were moving a lot (like every 3 months) in Seattle, we had our regular cafes that we'd always go to every morning and weekend afternoon. So even though we might switch our living situation often, the cafes were places of familiarity where we could go to relax. Jim would play chess, and I would draw or write. It let us both be creative while the rest of our lives swirled around us.
3. Maybe you can find a library or computer lab at a community college! Then, you could upload the screenshots to Wordpress from home, but write at the library, where you could create your own space around you.
4. Realize that it's temporary and it will change. Sometimes, we can discover ways to enjoy even unsettled situations when we realize they won't last forever. It helps us appreciate the little things in the transitionary situation, like a rose bush in the garden, or favorite neighborhood walk.
I also think that your story is becoming richer and even more developed, as you're able to live with it through time, so when you return to it, you'll have so much to draw from!