I woke up bright and early this morning, turned the TV in my bedroom to BBC, and glued myself to it. I've told you before I'm not the most romantic person out there, but, believe me, I was excited for the royal wedding. (To give you a rough idea of just how excited I was, I watched nearly twenty minutes of the ceremony before realizing I hadn't even gotten up to use the bathroom yet. Luckily, the choir started singing soon after, so I had a moment to dash off.)
The love William and Kate have for one another is just beautiful. They're an adorable couple and I hope they have many, MANY wonderful years together.
With all the turmoil going on in the world, I think a big happy occasion like this is exactly what we needed. I know it did wonders for me.
It really took the edge off, even if it was just for a few hours.
As writers, we stress out about a lot of thing. It seems like there's always something weighing on our minds, be it writer's block, defiant MCs, or one of those pesky "I suck" moments that pop up from time to time.
I can't count the number of times I've come close to snapping my keyboard in half. (Figuratively, of course.) And every time, Travis turns my chair around so I'm facing away from the screen and tells me firmly (as firm as possible when it comes to Trav) that I "need to relax."
I'll fight him tooth and nail, saying things like, "Relaxing won't get my book written" and "That's not going to help anything!" Y'know what, though?
I'm wrong.
A stressed writer usually isn't a good one. (Unless you're writing a particularly violent fight scene, in which case, go for it!) When you're up in a tizzy, your writing will reflect that. I know--I've tossed plenty of scenes I pumped out under stress.
Don't try to push yourself through it. The best thing you can do is step away from your WIP for a while and find something that will relax you. Take a long walk (wear comfy shoes while doing so. I did this the other day and came back with three blisters on my heels from my boots...needless to say, it didn't help), soak in a warm bath, read a few chapters from a good book, watch your favorite movie or TV show. Hell, if you have to, just throw yourself down in bed for a little while.
Whatever it takes to untangle that heap of nerves.
When I'm feeling stressed, I take a few hours off and play the Sims 3 or watch movies with my family or just screw around on the internet. Once I've cooled down, I can usually get back to work without a problem.
What do you do when you're too stressed to write?
HAPPY WRITING, LOVELIES!
P.S. I'm sorry for my being so absent from blogger lately. I'll be back on track soon.
Oh! And I was planning to write a post on Say Anything today, but the wedding distracted me. It'll be up on Monday!
With all the turmoil going on in the world, I think a big happy occasion like this is exactly what we needed. I know it did wonders for me.
It really took the edge off, even if it was just for a few hours.
As writers, we stress out about a lot of thing. It seems like there's always something weighing on our minds, be it writer's block, defiant MCs, or one of those pesky "I suck" moments that pop up from time to time.
I can't count the number of times I've come close to snapping my keyboard in half. (Figuratively, of course.) And every time, Travis turns my chair around so I'm facing away from the screen and tells me firmly (as firm as possible when it comes to Trav) that I "need to relax."
I'll fight him tooth and nail, saying things like, "Relaxing won't get my book written" and "That's not going to help anything!" Y'know what, though?
I'm wrong.
A stressed writer usually isn't a good one. (Unless you're writing a particularly violent fight scene, in which case, go for it!) When you're up in a tizzy, your writing will reflect that. I know--I've tossed plenty of scenes I pumped out under stress.
Don't try to push yourself through it. The best thing you can do is step away from your WIP for a while and find something that will relax you. Take a long walk (wear comfy shoes while doing so. I did this the other day and came back with three blisters on my heels from my boots...needless to say, it didn't help), soak in a warm bath, read a few chapters from a good book, watch your favorite movie or TV show. Hell, if you have to, just throw yourself down in bed for a little while.
Whatever it takes to untangle that heap of nerves.
When I'm feeling stressed, I take a few hours off and play the Sims 3 or watch movies with my family or just screw around on the internet. Once I've cooled down, I can usually get back to work without a problem.
What do you do when you're too stressed to write?
HAPPY WRITING, LOVELIES!
P.S. I'm sorry for my being so absent from blogger lately. I'll be back on track soon.
Oh! And I was planning to write a post on Say Anything today, but the wedding distracted me. It'll be up on Monday!
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