Wow! June already here, and the world is simply getting crazier. Mass shootings in the US, strange new diseases and variants making headlines, meteors coming closer to the Earth than ever, close friends losing relatives, or being seriously ill themselves, and insane weather patterns causing destruction unlike anything we’ve seen. And that was just last month. I shudder to think what this month will bring.
This month’s question is ” June 1 question – When the going gets tough writing the story, how do you keep yourself writing to the end? If have not started the writing yet, why do you think that is and what do you think could help you find your groove and start?
To be honest, my head gets so caught up in the dismal news that it saps my desire to write, so if I haven’t started a story, and there are a few on the backburner waiting for me, that’s probably the reason. It’s hard to write happy go lucky stories when the world around you seems to be falling apart, when people you know personally face pain and sorrow, and when there is no guarantee that tomorrow will be a better day.
As to the first part of the question, I tend to function better when I have a deadline to meet and some degree of pressure to do so. Left to my own devices, I usually manage to find other things that sap the time from me. If I have a deadline, I can get my butt in the seat and get things done. I may have to reread what I’ve written, if I’m stuck, but usually knowing time is running out is all it takes to get me motivated to finish. Sometimes, I find it hard to be as upbeat in the story, but I get it done.
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Living the Dream 
After 911 I quit writing for a year because I thought writing was frivolous considering what was going on in the world. I’ve since learned otherwise. Great post, Susanne.
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Thank you.
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