Yesterday was a perfect lazy Sunday—pancakes, games, working in the garden, mindless television. (I’m ignoring the part where I had to drive around looking for wax to melt for my daughter’s pseudo-ancient Greek artifact due later this week.) I thought of turning on my computer a couple of times but I stopped myself.
The result? Extra energy today. I’m eager to get back to my writing. My goal for this month is to finish the first draft of the novel I’m writing (now on Chapter 15). I find that “big picture” goals are better for keeping me motivated than short-term, daily goals, e.g. words or pages a day, which might just end up leaving me disappointed when other things get in the way.
If I keep in mind where I want to go, it doesn’t matter how I get there: a lot of intense writing one day, a paragraph the next. As long as I’m moving towards my goal, that’s all that counts.
It's funny how much those breaks really help. I find it's hard to get past the feeling that 'I should be working on X' even when the tank is empty. But when I can, like you, I find myself much more energized to write after the break.
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