every little bit counts

I wrote 1 and 1/2 pages last night... they'll probably be condensed into 3/4 of a page but every bit counts!

It was 12:30 AM when I managed to tear myself away from the 'work' computer last night having been lost in a silly spiral of online time wasting and got into bed to grab my laptop and start writing.

I was tired but there was no way I was going to go a second day without touching my beloved novel... a day without touching the key board is a day too long! And now that I've published my commitment out there to you somehow I feel even more responsible to uphold that commitment which started off more as a private challenge.

But the great thing is, rather than an obligation or feeling as if I'm still in 'work mode' at 1AM, I actually found myself breathing a sigh of relief when I started writing.

Procrastination and preventing sleep: two other killers of creativity that often I get stuck in a spiral of Self denial. (Yes, Self with a capital S, because Self is who your closest to when inspired and actively creating...)

For me, climbing into my warm bed with the duck duvee and getting out my laptop to open final draft is more like rubbing my hands together when sitting at the kitchen table just before thrusting them into a big bowl of playdough...

Now there's a thought, when did I get too old for playdough or lego for that matter?! And who says I have to wait to have kids before I can play with it again?!

Ha, perhaps I'll look up a recipe for it online. I'm sure there's a million out there by mum's/dad's & fellow rebellious artists who are getting back in touch with their making/playing/doing side.

Speaking of which, here's an amazing video I watched that gave me inspiration today...



Hope you get as much from it as I did!!!

Take care,
MS