Taking a break from writing today

I have been taking a break from writing for a while now. December I even quit working out. I went to the schools a lot for Christmas activities. December 24th my grandfather passed away. He was extremely important to me and I miss him a lot. Since then, I have been busy with the kids and cleaning. The weather has been so unpredictable. Today I thought it was supposed to get warmer than what it started and the temperature actually fell. I took my kids clothes and by the end of the day the temperature went back up. LOL Just my luck. I know what you mean about people acting like money isn't an issue. They just expect you to spend as carefree as they do. Some of those people wait until "tomorrow" to worry about why they cannot pay their bills. Makes you wonder. Glad to hear you have been busy writing. I know that is what you wanted to do as a job so I hope it works out.

Hello, Canellita. I'm with you all the way there - on the money side and the creative angle. I've been away from home caring for a friend who has had major surgery for a couple of weeks, and, while I've managed to produce a few articles, I haven't done as much writing as I'd have liked. It was my own decision to care for my friend, and I'm glad I did, because she certainly needed support, but in one way I resented the fact that my writing routine was disrupted, and my earnings inevitably suffered. When my friend's very naughty grandson managed to access - and lose - my memory stick with my writing records for the time I was away, that put the lid on it. I can work back and retrieve the information, but it will take away valuable writing time. On top of that, I've just taken up Channel Manager duties at Helium, and I want to get stuck into that as well, so like you, I want to work rather than socialise at the moment. Even other creative people don't seem to understand what makes writers tick. My husband refers to my writing time as 'messing about on the computer,' though he's very grateful for the extra income, and tells everyone who'll listen that he's proud of my writing achievements. Other friends and relatives ask if I'd rather be doing something else with my time. The answer is a definite 'No.' To be paid for doing what you love to do is the greatest privilege.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do some of my writing. I've been busy with school, and has been taking up time. I haven't had much time for that. Although I really do want to try and make more time.

I haven't been writing as much online as I wanted to actually... I write articles for Triond, and I have only submitted two of them this month. I have been quite busy with other stuff, so hopefully I will be able to write more next month. :) There is probably going to be another Special, so that should get me motivated! Taking a few days off is definitely a good idea, it helps you take your mind off things, and then you're ready to pick things back up.

the only writing of any kind I do is on here and that has been very little as of late been trying to get on and do a little the last few days. I would rather to stay home and relax and do my work on the computer, but I never seem to get to do that too often always so busy here helping with my parents stuff like that I have really lost touch with some of my friends online, but I'm hoping to have some more free time soon to reconnect with some of them as I do miss having the time to interact with them. today was a nice day I got to stay home and relax, because it is snowing looks like we will get a few inches tonight which is fine I would much rather that to the bitter cold we had been getting at least everything doesn't freeze then. I am the same way where I really have to watch my spending as I only have so much coming in, but I have found a new opportunity to make money and I'm hoping that works out as it would be nice to have a more steady pay coming in. nice to see you on here hope to catch up with you soon

I didn't plan to take a break from writing today, but I wound up doing it anyway. Sometimes, you just get distracted by other things. I should have been finishing the last couple of chapters of my NaNoWriMo novel, and doing the final revision on another novel. I need to start getting my stories published (as ebooks) so I can earn some money.

My writing online flows and wanes. There are days that I write a whole bunch and days that my motivation is down so my writing is the same. It depends on how tired I am since when I am feeling very lethargic my writing is not as good.

its good now and then to take a break from writing to keep your ideas flowing.i am like you though, i find that sometimes i am wasting time when i am not at my computer.

Or just read, that works for me!

Hi Canellita, I think you should schedule time for a break in your writing schedule. Nobody can write continuously for a few months without resting. Maybe you can use Mylot as a place to rest and refresh before you start writing again. At least you will not feel like wasting effort since you can earn a few cents per visit. Your friends will not understand writing for long term passive income, since most of them have active income instead of passive income. Maybe you can get them to organize the social gathering instead. It is easier to attend a social function than to organize the function.

Well, I actually have to take a break from writing every once in a while. I don't belong to people who can write 10 article a day , so I really need tome to write one. After take a break for a while, I can feel that it refresh the ideas in my head and make me ready to write again. There are times when I don't write anything at all for the whole month. But it affects my earnings, so if I want to take some time off, I will make sure it wouldn't be too long that it cause my earnings to dip.

I totally understand your need to re-group and your time and money being limited. Like you, I'd much rather be creating than socializing, even when I could afford to do so. As for not writing... I write every single day, even if it's not shared with anyone at the moment. I've probably missed a dozen days in the last 2 years, not bad. I just wish I had more hours in a day to write and more publishing for income opportunities to go along with the effort.

greetings! once in a while, we all need to recharge to get those creative juices flowing again. you deserve that break. by the way, may i ask, how do you get those online writing assignments?

I am only part time/freelance writing so it is not that hard. I have taken a week break and need to get back into it. It earns me more money than posting on forums but it requires more creativity and thought.

I understand completely where you are coming from Canellita - I feel exactly the same. My friends think I am anti-social because I don't accept their invitations to go out and have a "coffee", or have a look round the shops. For one thing I can't afford it, and to tell you the truth, I just feel it is a waste of time when I could be at home doing some writing and earning from it. They think I am just "messing around on the computer", and not many of them support my writing by looking at my articles or commenting on them. Ah well . . . that's how it goes sometimes. However,I haven't done much writing lately as we are still recovering from the floods in Queensland so there has been a lot of cleaning up to do and helping friends and strangers get back to a normal life. It seems like it's taking forever but we'll get there. Taking a break from writing is good anyway, it re-vitalizes the brain! Hopefully I will come back into my writing with fresh thoughts!

..hi.. I'm interested with the online writing jobs. Can you refer me to those sites that you use? I'm using triond and bukisa but they don't seem to work out for me. The rate is not that high and it takes much much articles before I reach the payout. I'd like to stay at home and take care of my baby while I do online writing if possible. Please help me.. Thank you..

Wow, where do I start? LOL For one, I'm taking the semester off. I have one more class to get my bus. mgmt. certificate and they won't have the final class until Fall 2011. In the meantime, I've been taking non-credit writing classes with Universal. I recommend them over Ed2Go or other online continuing ed. courses. It's crazy because just as I was finishing the tail end of my term paper, I got a lot of work from oDesk (haven't worked for them in almost a year), another long-term assignment came up and sometimes keeping up one blog is enough (I have two). But in the past week, it has been pretty slow. I'm concerned and relieved at the same time but hopefully these classes will pay off. I'm itching to get out of the house. TGIF -------------------------------------------- Have you ever heard of Hope Clark? No, I don't work for her but she does have a lot of writing leads and $2 Tweetbooks (PDF) in Funds For Writers website. There is no obligation once you sign up for free weekly leads. Also, her writing journey sounds similar to yours. Maybe check her out during slow periods.

Hi, I'm glad you can spend your time on your favorite things now. I understand what you said, however I haven't done like that. Every day I just can write a little and I don't feel satisfied for it. Before I write i feel confident with my English. but when I start i feel my english is not good enough for writing. So I don't have high expectation for me now. I try to walk before I can run. So i can't find an excuse to stop writing for fun. have a good weekend.

I know exactly what you mean! I had looked at all the online work (of which writing is a major part) today and thought that I probably need to take a break. I also write for my business/ministry so I keep busy writing! So many projects! I probably need to take a day off and not do any work and do something like clean or read!

I take a mandatory break from writing every Sunday - that day is for cooking, doing the laundry, other domestic activities - and, yes, spending time with friends, finally. I do understand you, perfectly. I have a day job, a family to take care of, and I'd really like to do some writing of my own every now and then... but that's not possible if people push me to go out every evening. And my friends have this weird idea that, if I stay home to write, I should produce something brilliant, and they don't hold back when they express their disappointment. I wish I could be brilliant for them in everything I write, but I think that's what friends are for, to stick around and read the early junk, so I can thank them for their support when I publish my first real book.