In previous posts I have mused a little on the importance of a writing routine and self discipline. I came to the conclusion that it's important to have both. For a while now, I have had neither.
I won't bang on about this, as I don't have any solutions, suffice to say that by building some routine into my day (by starting early with a run) I am hoping this will kick start things. Soon.
This, in turn, may improve my motivation, because I have felt, for some time recently, that the lifelong passion I have had for writing has temporarily left me. The positive from this is my renewed passion for reading.
So, without further ado (what a lovely expression) I am going to refer you to a couple of pieces by others that throw light on the subject.
The first is a piece in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/apr/26/creative-change-passion-career-advice?CMP=
The second is by my friend, photographer, writer and artist Jan Woodhouse on the importance of routine and how this relates to our sense of achievement.
"I think I’ve always undervalued routine. Nowadays I’m finding that – at the very least – it rescues me from having that ‘nothing achieved’ feeling at the end of the day. And, at best, in focusing my mind, it somehow frees me to be more creative and imaginative rather than less."
Check out the full article on her perceptive blog http://www.artatwoodhouse.co.uk/blog/index.php
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Monday, 9 January 2012
Footsteps in the Sand - Guest blog from Jan Woodhouse
In response to feedback, I'm delighted to post a guest blog from artist, photographer and writer Jan Woodhouse. Check her website www.artatwoodhouse.co.uk and blog.
"Responding to your blog (which I really like) I was thinking about your comments on life journeys. The word ‘journey’ has become a bit of a cliché, what with all the contestants on X-Factor banging on about their respective journeys. But whether or not we use the ‘J’ word, I think we all have a sense of some sort of process in our lives, and try as I might I can’t think of another word that fits the bill. I suppose the usual themes embody some sort of personal success or fulfilment, or an incremental building of self-belief. A notion of progress is usually implied. But what about all those detours and diversions and interruptions along the way? All those little passages that seemed so irresistible but turned out to be cul-de-sacs? And yet perhaps even the darkest and dustiest of these had something worth finding.
On 28th March 2010, not long after I started my blog, I posted some thoughts on Footsteps in the Sand, and I guess this is still relevant. Are we more interested in the footsteps we leave behind, or what we glimpse along the way?"
Jan Woodhouse
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