Low Reserve

Lately, I’ve been spoiled. I had a spout of writing vigor that allowed me to write multiple blogs in only a few days. That writing did its job by reinvigorating my creative writing. I’ve been able to move back to my book and expand on lore. The challenging side is that precious gem of time. I don’t always have time to write a blog and expand my story.

My initial goal of writing a blog a day was quite daunting. That was committing to sitting down at least once a day and writing out something that had to be more than just a couple of sentences. It also had to contain some sort of context that had meaning to me. I thought I would struggle, but the goal just strengthened my desire. That first day, I think I wrote three different blogs. Afterward, the words just seemed to flow out. By the third day, I had at least five blogs ready to publish.

Realizing how much writing I could accomplish, I started returning to creative writing. I could write a blog and then work on a story. The reality of it was I’d had a few easy days at work where my mind was free to express itself on breaks. In the following weeks, we got pounded with weather, turning something that could generally be uneventful to a mix of complexity. My brain was exhausted. Suddenly, spare time was used for resting the brain rather than using it to write.

Creative writing is a great outlet. It helps my mind rest while also allowing me to write. So, in my spare time, turning to creative writing was the thing that kept me writing. Now, I find myself reaching deep into the wells of my mind to keep both a blog writing habit as well as a creative writing space. It’s picking back up again, though.