tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post245220643152344694..comments2024-01-10T05:02:14.486-05:00Comments on Meka's Musings: IWSG 25- The Writer BlahsMeka Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-38317272538164698452018-06-12T17:10:16.112-04:002018-06-12T17:10:16.112-04:00I am and trying to work through it. I'm not re...I am and trying to work through it. I'm not really creative in other ways. I play a video game so have been doing that to relax. Done some pleasure reading and spend days vegging out with the kids. <br /><br />Thank you. I'm trying and my characters are still talking so all hope isn't lost.<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-28059195009477577332018-06-12T17:06:19.808-04:002018-06-12T17:06:19.808-04:00Yes and yes! Part of me wants to write, the charac...Yes and yes! Part of me wants to write, the characters are still talking, but I just can't bring myself to put the words down. :(<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-40114534063043028382018-06-12T17:04:44.117-04:002018-06-12T17:04:44.117-04:00Yeah I've been picking at other little project...Yeah I've been picking at other little projects but not putting full effort into anything currently. I've been reading, playing PC games, harassing my teenager LOL fun stuff. Thank you, I hope it's short as well. So far we are a month in. <br /><br />thanks for stopping by Meka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-75652959029225119452018-06-12T16:59:46.997-04:002018-06-12T16:59:46.997-04:00Oh boy, a year. I get it though, I hit the blahs b...Oh boy, a year. I get it though, I hit the blahs before and it was close to 3 before I picked back up the project that I published just last year finally. Hope this slump doesn't last that long.<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-39510556803536710582018-06-12T16:58:48.237-04:002018-06-12T16:58:48.237-04:00That's hard. For the project I've fallen o...That's hard. For the project I've fallen out of love with it's not even made it to an editor for those rounds of fixes and I'm already over it. Only beta reads and way too much time spent in editing hell from that feedback alone. Hope I can get out of the slump soon as well.<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-43957704172644651972018-06-12T16:54:10.287-04:002018-06-12T16:54:10.287-04:00Burnout is very real. I've been going nonstop ...Burnout is very real. I've been going nonstop on one thing or another since picking back up with Not Broken and I'm kinda over it for now. Hope you are getting some good rest during your down time.<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-26363847725694344622018-06-12T16:52:42.385-04:002018-06-12T16:52:42.385-04:00Glad you're on your way out of slump. Hopefull...Glad you're on your way out of slump. Hopefully I'll follow soon! Picking names is hard and I don't even do the same level of research you've described!<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-78629683796840917692018-06-12T16:46:53.232-04:002018-06-12T16:46:53.232-04:00Yup that's been me. And the longer it goes the...Yup that's been me. And the longer it goes the less I want to pick back up with my WIPs. :( Hope it passes soon for you.<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-83921196521801935032018-06-12T16:46:13.953-04:002018-06-12T16:46:13.953-04:00This is a first for me and not a good feeling. Hop...This is a first for me and not a good feeling. Hopefully the love with return. Until then I try to keep focused on other things and not let the negative thoughts bog me down too much.<br /><br />thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-43810840228751512332018-06-12T16:45:08.575-04:002018-06-12T16:45:08.575-04:00Yay for getting words written! Even bigger yay for...Yay for getting words written! Even bigger yay for being excited again for your story. I'm hoping to be back there soon. And I'll be happy to help you name stories. :)<br />Thanks for stopping byMeka Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592225193233705022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-24723428870854364662018-06-07T16:33:43.391-04:002018-06-07T16:33:43.391-04:00It sounds like you're a little burnt out. Do y...It sounds like you're a little burnt out. Do you have anything creative that doesn't involve a screen that you can do instead? Sometimes the best thing you can do is take a break from writing and recharge, especially during the summer.<br /><br />Hang in there; you'll get through it.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-54203635242999531782018-06-07T09:54:53.431-04:002018-06-07T09:54:53.431-04:00The blahs are the worst, especially when you don&#...The blahs are the worst, especially when you don't know the cause. I've been there :-( Hopefully, taking a break will give your muse some time to rest and reenergize.The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-92206765095111009802018-06-06T23:25:30.989-04:002018-06-06T23:25:30.989-04:00I've been there; I think we all have. Sometime...I've been there; I think we all have. Sometimes I just have to put away what I've lost interest in and just write something for fun. Or read. Or get out and live some life. While there is something to be said for pushing through and keeping the writing going, there's also something to taking a break and living some life. Good luck with this phase. I hope it's a short one for you.Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-84836470999174092032018-06-06T22:14:42.618-04:002018-06-06T22:14:42.618-04:00I seem to have a blah period in the middle of each...I seem to have a blah period in the middle of each novel. Putting it away did work eventually with each, but they were put away for about a year before that desire came back to write on them.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-79419175627033977222018-06-06T21:38:00.771-04:002018-06-06T21:38:00.771-04:00My first book, when I got the critique back from m...My first book, when I got the critique back from my editor, I decided to store the project in my hard drive, and I keep saying that maybe I'll go back to it someday, but I'm not sure I ever will. I hope you and I both get out of our writing slumps soon! Happy IWSG day! http://www.raimeygallant.comRaimey Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021528443693790662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-85925288782364498902018-06-06T17:36:13.583-04:002018-06-06T17:36:13.583-04:00What you call the blahs I call burnout. I've b...What you call the blahs I call burnout. I've been dealing with that since the beginning of last year. :\Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-27177662039154432652018-06-06T15:35:29.431-04:002018-06-06T15:35:29.431-04:00Climbing out of a slump myself, right now. I am on...Climbing out of a slump myself, right now. I am on the same page with you on titles and names. I also have that long list of rules about what can and cannot be used, in addition to the OCD research I do to be accurate for ethnicity, religion, region, ancestry, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-91072063711864070992018-06-06T14:44:13.458-04:002018-06-06T14:44:13.458-04:00I'm riding out a bit of a blah myself and keep...I'm riding out a bit of a blah myself and keep thinking each day with be different. It hasn't been so far.<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-6103825788869528032018-06-06T11:41:15.948-04:002018-06-06T11:41:15.948-04:00I've fallen in and out of love with my project...I've fallen in and out of love with my projects too. Sometimes taking a break helps. The important thing is to let your mind do other things for a while without dwelling on writing.James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775652771554156477.post-10985908465202771642018-06-06T09:59:14.491-04:002018-06-06T09:59:14.491-04:00I've been floundering in that area for a while...I've been floundering in that area for a while now. But I wrote some last night and got excited about the story again. It will come back to you.<br />Want to name my stories for me?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com