Anyone else feel drained of creative juices? I have 55 drafts/ideas but my brain doesn't want to cooperate. Plus these damn kids are wearing me out. When I finally sit down to write I am exhausted, mentally and physically. Coffee isn't doing the job it used to do.
I am not complaining. I just wanted to write something instead of staring at the computer screen. I haven't ranted in awhile. Seemed like a good time. Ummm... I don't have anything else to rant about. Well that was a big waste of time.
I know why men have nipples but I am not telling you.
You are not alone. A lot of writers aren't writing now. Too much oppression, from the virus itself to the lock downs and everything else that's been happening. I don't envy you raising kids in this world, man.
ReplyDeleteHey - you wrote something - that counts. I am responding, so that counts too. Yes - I think we are all burned out right now - just too much world. It keeps turning, but I think it's trying to shrug us off. Hang in there. It's okay to not write - just sit with your eyes closed, hands poised above the keyboard. Deep breath, and then yell at the kids for something. (You know they did it).
ReplyDeleteI know that feeling! Yes coffee sometimes doesn't cut it and then you are up all night because you have had a billion cups to drink!
ReplyDeleteWe will still be here when you decide to post again. Least you managed something ;-D
You're living through a major world event. That you even got out of bed is an accomplishment. Think of this as a fallow time, a time that you'll get plenty of material from, but not until it's over. And taking care of kids is pretty much a full-time job.
ReplyDeleteI believe Liz said it best. It's a major event, even bigger than 9/11. Our generation has never seen anything like it. I wonder how our parents and grandparents handled WWII?
ReplyDeleteThis write up could be a whole Seinfeld episode
ReplyDeleteExcept for the Seinfeld episode comment, I agree one hundred percent. Heh... Among few other contemporaries besides my husband, I never liked those characters. Meanwhile, having a perfect day to sit outside and write prose led nowhere. ~sigh~ My OCs seem to be in hiding. Be well and please find a way to enjoy family time.
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