Getting back into the writing habit #amwriting

By: Meradeth Houston on 7:41 PM

This past year has been one where life took a major pinwheel on me, yet again. I ought to be used to it by now, one might think :) But here I am, in a much better place, yet my writing time and energy has been all but snuffed out. I've done by best to keep at it as much as I could, but it has not been easy, and it has not been fun.

When I do find some moments that I could spend writing, it's exhausting. Why is that? I used to feel energized by writing, the words flowed relatively easily, and I could put down several thousand words relatively quickly. Now, I find myself taking longer to get into a piece and my need for a mental/physical nap exceeds expectation all too quickly.

Writing is a bit like exercising. I need to work
out my mental muscles more. (And, let's be honest, not get so distracted by the internet, haha!) I'm working on this, and can see the end of my current novel. I just need to keep at it! I have never been one of those "have to write every day" kind of people. I like to, but my schedule is often all over the place ("oh, yeah, sure, I can make that 8am/6pm/Saturday morning meeting...."). But, keeping up on my story helps. A lot. And it often means I don't start spelling one of my main character's names differently halfway through! *guilty*

What do you do to get yourself back in the writing game?