Lately I’ve fallen into the trap of sacrificing harder creative work for tedious-but-predictable busywork. How to crawl out of the trap?
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The Downward Spiral of Self-Deprecation
So I’m going through life, and something innocuous hits me wrong. I don’t feel like being specific, so…let’s pretend it’s an umbrella. Sure. Maybe umbrellas have never bothered me a single moment in my life, until now, this day, when my subconscious mind makes a connection between umbrellas and my deepest fears. A truly unhelpful one.
I spot an umbrella on the ground and for some reason, just seeing it sends a pang through my nerves. A Downward Spiral of Self-Deprecation begins:
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What happened to all that random fun crap I used to do?!
I guess I just got older and busier. Boo-hoo, that’s what happens to pretty much everyone. And yet I’m gonna talk more about it, and how I subconsciously vetted my hobbies to make the most of them.
Continue reading “Do I Even Have Time for All My Hobbies?”Thicken That Skin!
They say we feel negative emotions more strongly than positive ones. Maybe that explains why when I receive anything vaguely resembling negative criticism on my written work, I get unreasonably nervous.
Continue reading “Thicken That Skin!”Catgirl System is Now Live…!! (Plus a Brief Writing Update)
That’s right. I’ve started posting it online and slathering additional secret chapters on Patreon. Now that the advertising is out of the way, I can move on to…reflection!
Continue reading “Catgirl System is Now Live…!! (Plus a Brief Writing Update)”Dancercise! …For Those With No Moves
The only way I can motivate myself to exercise until I sweat—and I mean real, droplets-flinging-into-my-eyes-like-I-just-got-out-the-shower sweat—is by dancing with wild abandon. And yet I have no rhythm. That’s why I keep the windows closed.
Wait…my blinds collapsed a month ago. Never mind that part.
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When I have a really successful week followed by a slack one, it’s like New Me seeing Old, More Successful Me across the backyard fence. New Me struggles to assemble a pool while Old Me happily trims the bushes.
“Hidely-ho, neighborino!” says Old Me.
“RRRAAAAAUGH!” screams New Me as the pool explodes.
Continue reading “Productivity Talk: My Inner Ned, My Inner Homer”Blue Box Madness (or: The Dark Side of Writing LitRPGs)
I thought the world of tables would be simple, straightforward. Instead, it is unfolding into a nightmare, corrupting me.
Continue reading “Blue Box Madness (or: The Dark Side of Writing LitRPGs)”The Creative Thrill is Gone?
I declare that my creative zest is at an all-time low.
Continue reading “The Creative Thrill is Gone?”Writers, Here’s Why It’s Impossible to Rip Yourself Off
Recently I realized that I like to repeat not just character types, but character ensembles. And my lack of creativity scared me.
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