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Amanda Sue Creasey's avatar

Thank you for the post. I need it now, and I'm sure I'll need it again!

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Nikki DeMarco's avatar

I have not been able to articulate this problem before reading it here. Creative work IS work, even though I enjoy it. I'm so susceptible to putting off writing until I've finished everything else on the list. Then, by the time it's all done, I don't want to do anything at all, much less write. Might as well put the "chore" of writing I love at the top of my list. Otherwise, nothing will ever get written.

I thought that all of my procrastination was a product of fear. In reality, only about 30% is fear. Waiting as a reward is probably 40%. I'm still figuring out what the last 30% is, but I suspect that having too many (or not enough!) ideas and figuring out where to start is approximately 10%. The last 20% is probably something having to do with how my ADHD brain is set up and distractions or forgetting to write all together. If I come up with any other small percentages that are keeping me from fingers to keyboard, I'll report back.

Thank you, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. I'm really hoping this new perspective will change my writing practice.

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