As a freelancer (and sometimes work-a-holic), taking time off can be a struggle. We feel like we should always be working, doing more, and when we don't, we often guilt ourselves into compensating the next day with more work than we started out with.
Not this time.
I'm taking next week off and I am SO ready for it. I have blogs I want to write, articles I should finish beforehand – but it all amounts to doing double the work this week, and I just can't get my head into it.
The good news is I have fallen back into a regular writing routine after struggling for a few months there. But I'm afraid I'll slip right back into my funk when I take the entire week off.
On the other hand, we have some fun activities planned and haven't I said before that sometimes you just need to decompress and be inspired by life in order to have something that's worth writing about?
So really, the guilt and pressure are all self-imposed. How about a little self-imposed pleasure? Dip my toes in the pool, soak up some sun, eat some ice cream and get away for a while, right? It'll all be waiting for me when I get back.
My Works-In-Progress
- Well, it took a few weeks longer than I thought but I finally finished my tweet-inspired tale! Maybe once it finds a home, I'll spill the beans on whose tweet inspired me
- I haven't even started planning my WeSeWriMo project yet, not really! I've tried but keep getting stuck. Maybe my week off will allow my thoughts to settle and the perfect idea will come to me. I hope…
- Instead of driving myself completely insane, I'm going to hold off on my RPP idea until later. I haven't even looked at it since NaNoWriMo – I imagine it will need a lot of reworking, which isn't a bad thing. Sometimes the editing goes smoother than diving into something new
- I've been meaning to finalize my swag giveaway but it keeps getting pushed to the backburner. I'll need to tackle it when I'm back.
So, how to you cope with being constantly on the go and finding it hard to take some time for yourself? Think I'll be able to cope?!
Fellow WIP Wednesday posse:
- Jamie Eyberg – Vacation
- Aaron Polson – WIP Wednesday: "The End" Never Felt So Good
If you’re a writer participating in WIP Wednesday, post a link to your blog in the comments! More info on the WIP Wednesday initiative can be found at Kate Karyus Quinn's blog.
Fellow members of The Creative Alliance:
- Patrick Pillars – From The Dark Side Anthology Video & Interview with Nicole Ireland
- Ro Van Saint – Z-Cast Ep. 2
- David Sobkowiak – Full bios for all From The Dark Side Authors
- Vange – From The Dark Side Antho Stuff
- Nicole Ireland – Interview with Patrick Pillars
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Mary’s eerie tales inspire in readers the urge to double-check the deepest, darkest closets, to peer anxiously under the creakiest of beds, and to always sleep with the lights on.
you make my busy look like child’s play
Thanks, David! You should see the pile of WIPS hiding under the bed!
Oh, hooray that you’re going to use the time to (hopefully) fully relax! I love my laptop dearly, but I’m taking my work everywhere. I don’t ever seem to unplug. I hope that you enjoy!