"Few things are as valuable in life as being able to rely on a person you trust who cares deeply about your writing, your career, and you." This is a quote straight out of the Pen On Fire, and I find this chapter and this exercise not only at a time when I need it most, but also when
Mentors come in all shapes and sizes, with writing backgrounds, but not necessarily. My mentor, my friend, looked me in the eye this morning and asked me why I had stopped writing. I had been waiting for that question, but didn't feel the need to do anything about it till she looked me in the eye to ask me.
My answer? Well, I seem to have the biggest case of writer's block I've ever had. I simply don't start writing at home because I'm constantly interrupted (I've let Goldie out, turned off the tv, and took a phone call since I started this). People in this house don't seem to care at all if I'm in the middle of something. All the more reason to interrupt just for the sheer fun of it.
Drives. Me. Crazy. So I give up. But the problem with that is, I really, really love writing to y'all.
I love that in solving my own problem, I might help you with yours. Or at the very least, you might be nodding in understanding that we are all in this together. Our problems might not be the same, but we might be feeling the same way, and that, my friend, is why I write.
I have always just wanted to help people feel better, and I want to do that through my writing.
I know it's a gift, and I have made a promise to myself this year to finish what I start. I don't intend on giving up on writing just yet, and I know that "writer's block" is just a bump in the road. You can either stop, afraid to get on the other side of it, or simply run over it. It's not always pretty, but the other side is so much better than sitting there.
So bear with me while I fumble through the next few posts. Eventually I'll get my groove back and you'll wonder why I ever stopped.
Thank you, Mentor :)
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