Mysterious Musings

Sometimes it's really hard to focus on the words

I’m pretty sure every writer in the world has faced writer’s block. Sometimes you just stare at the page or the computer screen and your mind goes blank. Other times the rest of life — the day job, the exhausting commute, a sick family member — takes priority. And sometimes lovely temptations — a wonderful book, an art fair or a long talk with a friend — drag you away from the chair.

A rare form of writer’s block shows up as an adorable black Schnoodle who doesn’t like it when mom tries to write or edit. That’s when you know the situation is very cute — or accute!

For whatever reason, I haven’t been writing as consistently these last couple months as I had. I have all sorts of excuses, including the black Schnoodle, but I’m ready to get back with the commitment to the Pepper Morgan mystery. One of my Indiana friends gave me a book that I plan to start reading today. It’s called “Write. 10 days to overcome writer’s block. Period.” It’s by Karen E. Peterson. It looks perfect and I’ll report back on it and my progress.

What works for you when you face writer’s block? How do  you get unstuck and motivated to be creative?

– Kelly D. Palmer

Writing has seemed difficult lately. In fact, everything has seemed difficult lately. I guess I’ve been in a bit of a slump. But today I was open to new ways of being, to gestures of friendship, to happy coincidences of the universe. And after a great pep talk from a friend, I just sat down and started writing again.

I realized afterward — that was so much fun! I really enjoyed being in my imaginary world and reconnecting with my characters — Pepper and Shane and Michael. It was very reassuring and comforting. And I realized that I’ve accomplished more in the past month than I thought I had.

So here’s to the power of now — to just sitting down and connecting with the page.

Let me know how you are connecting with your work and how you get inspired!