I’m of furlough and am finding it really hard to write anything. It’s too easy to procrastinate. They always say, if you want to get something done, only give it to a busy person.
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’m of furlough and am finding it really hard to write anything. It’s too easy to procrastinate. They always say, if you want to get something done, only give it to a busy person.
I truly do not have an answer to this eternal creative cycle of Elation and Despair, the highs to the lows, a sense of accomplishment to a fixed vision of dread. What do I fear most? That the new book is boring? Maybe. That nothing that I do matters? Maybe. That I'm tired while the world is burning?
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I truly do not have an answer to this eternal creative cycle of Elation and Despair, the highs to the lows, a sense of accomplishment to a fixed vision of dread. What do I fear most? That the new book is boring? Maybe. That nothing that I do matters? Maybe. That I'm tired while the world is burning?
Despair is not a productive artistic emotion, actually (imo). It may be for some but in general it reflects something deeper. Perhaps fear that even if the last book was good, this one won't be. Burnout. Anger. Illness. Envy. Frustration. Catastrophic thinking (the end is nigh). And so on.
October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Despair is not a productive artistic emotion, actually (imo). It may be for some but in general it reflects something deeper. Perhaps fear that even if the last book was good, this one won't be. Burnout. Anger. Illness. Envy. Frustration. Catastrophic thinking (the end is nigh). And so on.