It’s been a week, y’all. Last week was a week, too. I don’t feel like I’ve been able to focus and spend time on the projects I care most about lately, including my writing. In fact, I don’t feel much like a writer this week at all.
It’s not a great feeling. And it’s also not true.
On weeks like this, when I’m tired and stressed and when my impostor syndrome gets the better of me, I remind myself that creating is fundamental to who I am. It’s part of me, just like my hair and my nails and my eyes and that weird little wrinkle I get in my forehead when I think too hard about math. It’s like breathing.
Every day, I’m thinking about a story, or an idea, or just some words that fit nicely together. Even if I can’t do anything with them RIGHT NOW. Unfortunately, we live in a world where RIGHT NOW is often table stakes, a requirement of any job and an expectation in any undertaking. There’s just not a lot of value placed on someday soon, or on letting your mind meander even when your hands are busy elsewhere. It seems, in many ways, we’ve lost the will or the way to appreciate the art of daydreaming.
So, I’ve not gotten much writing done this week. But I am a writer. I can’t turn it on and off like a faucet. I wouldn’t want to.
And if you’ve had a week like mine, this week or in the future, I hope you remember: You are a writer. Even when things get in the way, and even when it feels like you’ll never get back to your trusty old pen and paper (or laptop). YOU ARE A WRITER.
In conclusion, TL;DR – Yes, I am still a writer this week. And I wonder what next week will bring.
A Virginia Writer's Diary 
You are writer forever.
Even if you are not writing, or unable to write for some reason. You are always a writer. A writer need not necessarily has to write all the time. Contemplating, searching for new ideas is also part of writing. If you are thinking about writing and your mind is there, you are still a writer.
Take you time and keep sharing.
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I plan to do just that!
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Wonderfully said.
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Thank you!
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you are for sure
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🙂
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Writers have a way of perceiving, observing and expressing. It is how we live every day, whether our thoughts make it onto the page that turn of the earth or not.
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Yes! So true!
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Something all we writers need to hear–and tell each other–on a regular basis!
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Yes! We all need the reminder every now and then, I think.
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To be in a slump
Is certainly no fun
Unslumping one’s self
Is not easily done!
Look around
Where ever you waddle
Write a little
You’re back in the saddle!
😂
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I love this!
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I am sorry to hear you have had a rough week. They happen, and usually at the most inconvenient times. I hope your next few days look up! 🙂
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Thank you! I’m planning to spend this weekend just relaxing and resting, so hopefully next week will at least be less tiring. 🙂
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There’s nothing wrong with taking some personal time to deal with personal things. Hopefully, this next week will treat you better!
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So true! This week is good so far. 🙂 I know it’s only Monday, but I have a good feeling.
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I too deal with this feeling. These times have the potential to deter one’s motivation to write, but as long as your brain is moving, you’re still a writer!
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I totally agree!
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Even if the pen doesn’t touch the paper somedays, I am sure we writers are always writing something in our heads, and thinking of plots and story lines in our sleep. I like your thought that we should still continue to daydream. Maybe a world-wide daydreaming day?
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I love that idea!
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