Edgar Allen Poe said, “I am a writer. Therefore, I am not sane.” I think I agree. Sanity is twenty shades of complicated. For me, it’s the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner. When life gets tough, or when sanity is tested, writing can be an outlet.
Sometimes.
Except this is not one of those times.
This time I can’t write. And it’s happening during NaNo. When everyone is furiously squirreling away words, the inability to write becomes a miasma of frustration and self-recrimination.
But not this time.
This time I am allowing myself not to write. And not to feel guilty. There are a number of downsides to not being published. But one of the upsides is that the only deadlines I have are self-imposed.
Yes, it’s NaNo.
Yes, I’m not writing.
Yes, I’m okay with that.
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Masha-Mermaid – this is exactly what I needed to read today! And I know exactly how you feel! Glitter toss to you my friend!
Masha, I am also Not Writing this month. Somewhere, though, in all the confusion of the past months, I’ve allowed myself to believe. I will emerge a writer who sees things more clearly, and speaks her stories with more truth.
Go Mermaids!