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Musings for August and September 9/23/2007 8:12:15 AM
This month I've been musing about all the things that happen in a writer's life that actually contribute to a writer not writing. You know all those day-to-day things that can mount up: the kids, the job, hectic schedules, and daily worries--the list can go on and on.
Writing about other peoples lives can be a very emotional journey even if they are fictional. Especially if a writer is like me and immerses themselves so completely into the hopes and dreams, ups and downs of the characters lives while experiencing all the trials they face. It can be a very exhilarating and exhausting journey.
When the real world adds in its own "surprises," facing these fictional situations can become far more exhausting, both physically and mentally, than exhilarating. And it can cause a writer to dread sitting down to write--dread adding more emotional stress to the real stress they are facing.
For me, as a writer, these emotional pauses enrich my writing and give me a personal well of experiences to draw from, which in turn adds depth to my work. Or so I'd like to think.
Sometimes the water is murky, and sometimes the "surprises" are overwhelming, but eventually we overcome and our lives are touched in unexpected ways. Life is full of "surprises." Joy and sorrow walk hand in hand and touch us all and adversity, if we allow it, can gift us with insight.
Until next time, may the magic always brighten your world!
