I’m 50,005 words in my novel as of today and I am getting super tired of it. Not the story. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this project because I’m having fun writing it. However, I do feel like I’m getting burned out with writing in general. What sucks is that I don’t want to take a break otherwise I’ll get lazy. It’s been four years since I graduated from college. I fear I’ll fall in that trap of not being able to get back into my story.
I read a suggestion on a Reddit threat. It said to pick up another novel in the same universe that has nothing to do with my main novel. I am working on two of them, but that’s still writing. I do most of my writing at work and when I get home I transfer everything between two documents. Four days a week. On the fifth day, which is my day off from my actual job, I don’t write anything. I focus all of my attention on my home and family. It gives me a mental break but there’s that part of me to keep going otherwise I’ll miss my opportunity. That mindset definitely comes from social media and hopping on trends before they end. That’s a whole different blog post for another day.
Drawing has been a huge help when it comes to giving my eyes a break from the computer screen. I’m going to keep writing. I just needed to vent today
