This is Your Permission Slip
I think most of us like the feeling of writing in a flow state. When words are just pouring out of your brain and onto the page like a gift from another dimension. It feels good to produce. I also think for most of us, this kind of writing flow is a rare visitor, that most of the time, writing is a grind. But, because we know what it feels like to have words coming out of the pen faster than we can put it to paper, we’re chasing that high. And any time we aren’t writing in flow (i.e. most of the time), we might feel a bit broken.
Lately, my progress on my novel has been slow. When I’m writing in a flow, I’m capable of drafting a scene in a couple of hours and producing five or so scenes in a week. It’s satisfying progress. For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been lucky to get out one scene in the entire week. Which feels…bad.
So, I had to remind myself that I have a lot of demands on my brain right now and it makes sense that writing is feeling a bit harder.
