PenxSword & Dragon's Blood Ink: Think it's Time for a Break?

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Think it's Time for a Break?

Hey everyone,

   I spent all day yesterday writing on and off. It felt good to be able to sit down and just write. However, whatever inspiration hit me is gone now and for the moment I'm struggling to crank out the words. I hung out all day at a funeral service, tending to a baby that my Mawmaw is taking care of, and dealing with relatives... Which can be comparable to being a ring master and trying to run the circus from hell... So I'm wondering if exhaustion is part of my problem because I am ready to go to sleep.
... And I'm usually nocturnal.
   But the funeral service was research for my novel and now I have another bit to add in my notes for when I write the second draft. Also, I'm adopting a new bird tomorrow. The dearly departed has a parakeet (budgie) companion that's in need of a home, and I have the room, food, and my dear starling, Yamato, who is desperate for a bird-friend right now... We'll be picking him up tomorrow. I'm really excited for that. He's supposedly tame too, so that's a big plus. As much as I love Yamato, he's not exactly what one would call "tame". He interacts with me, but he's hardly the bird to sit near you and enjoy your company. He'd much rather steal food from my fingers and pry at the keys on my keyboard when I'm not looking-- and when I do look, he then flies away and mocks me from afar while I clean the droppings from my computer keys... It's just his way of showing me that he loves me.
   But back to the subject of writing... I wrote a short story and a half yesterday. And after that, I wrote more to a just-for-fun story I started working on. So I accomplished a lot. I've been trying to take pride in every piece of writing I do and reward myself for everything I finish writing. I noticed I usually don't do that with pieces of writing that have nothing to do with my novels, so I've been trying to change that.
   It seems I am failing at my attempt to write at the moment, though... So I think I need some R&R and a good night of sleep. So off to bed I go!

   Good night, world,

- Siddy

P.S.
I want to say sorry to my friend, Aiden, who almost disowned me because I signed up for Twitter. If you could only see all the references, connections, authors, publishers, book clubs, and so forth on Twitter, you would completely understand! (jk) Wuff you~! >w<

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