I really really love blogging, and I love all of you. This is a difficult habit to break.
So, obviously, I didn't take off the whole month this year, but I can't deny that blogging--writing my own posts and reading other blogs--is interfering with my novel-writing again. I'm going to have to put this blog on hiatus now until sometime in May, so I can finish novel #5 (the first draft, anyway).
I've also got some major non-writing projects going on that I haven't had on my plate in years past. My 2012 spring cleaning is more like an episode of Extreme Makeover. For example, this week I'm working on the kitchen. The refrigerator, microwave, and every area used for storage (cupboards, closets, everything) are getting completely cleaned and re-organized. Then I'm repainting the walls. All of them. Top to bottom. At least two coats.
And that's just one room...
I will likely still tweet from time to time, so I won't be completely AWOL. But for whatever reason, this time of year is when I'm the most creative, the most energetic, and the most productive. I have to take advantage of that.
*blows kisses*
Until we meet again, Happy Writing!
~Lydia
Good luck and best wishes for your productivity. Hope you kick some wordy butt!
ReplyDeleteI'll miss your posts but I SO understand you're need to not blog. I tried once, but still wound up blogging. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic break! I totally understand. Last year, I took off July and August to do revision and spend valuable time with my kids. It was quite refreshing.
ReplyDeleteI'll miss reading the posts, but it's nice to see you setting boundaries to get your stuff done. That's hard to do sometimes! Best wishes for lots of progress. We'll see you again very soon!
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm writing too! (Although not taking a break.) Here's to creativity! Hope it's as productive as you want it to be.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time away. I'll miss your posts, but I totally get needing time away from all of the social media to just write and figure out what happens next, either in a novel or in real life.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your blogging break! I'm currently on one right now as well (from writing, not reading), so I completely understand the need to take a break on concentrate your full creative juices where they'll have the biggest impact. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHave a productive break! That sounds odd, but you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteGood for you on the break. I have decided to take a break the second week of May. I need it. And I totally get you on feeling like you'll get more...you know...actual fiction writing done while on break. Good luck. :D
ReplyDeleteHave fun and best wishes for the spring cleaning and writing :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time off and good luck with spring cleaning and writing!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Have a swell break. I think this is a brilliant idea. As someone who writes from home, it is all to easy to write 24/7 - with never ending shifts. Weekends off and Spring Breaks are lovely, just to recharge and relearn the world for a bit.
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