My Writing Ramblings: Lost Motivation

Lost: One big dose of motivation. If found, please return.

I have been suffering from a serious lack of motivation this week. I was doing well . I have been planning. I have even decided on an idea for this November’s National Novel Writing Month.

Then towards the end of this week, it’s all screeched to a halt.

Where has it gone I wonder? It has stopped somewhere for coffee and chocolate I think.

I do get incredibly frustrated with myself when I am in this mood. It’s not just the writing that suffers. All of the things I am supposed to be doing somehow gets sidelined.

I make to-do lists (these usually do help,) that go undone. I find writing prompts but I can’t seem to get going.

I can’t explain why I do this every so often. It’s like my creativity stalls/runs out of steam and it decides to go on a holiday (I know the feeling and could do with one myself.)

Things that seem to suck out all my motivation:

. Lack of sleep (happening a little)

. A really good book (happening a lot and may be the reason for the item above.)

. The Blacklist and Once upon a Time box sets (silly box sets forcing me to watch them. Tut!)

. Day job. Twelve hour shifts are an enemy to creativity.

Although I am pretty much always thinking about my book in one way or another, like I have said before, my book is not going to write itself. I feel so guilty when I am not writing but I will open up the laptop or my notebook and nothing will come. The motivation; the little I have of it has disappeared this week. Procrastination is ruling me right now (it is funny how important housework becomes.)

The trick is to battle through. I am going to change up where I write maybe or I might try writing my ending and see where it takes me. What’s your advice for finding motivation?

I’m off to find my motivation. Someone pass the teabags. Motivation is what I seek and caffeine is my weapon.

Until next week writing people.

by

Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.