Beating myself up

I have to stop beating myself up for not writing.

When I refer to writing, I’m referring to the process of sitting down in front of a computer or with a notebook and writing fiction.  I tried to do that yesterday.  I’ve been trying to write something “new”, but my brain has not been cooperating.  Normally I think I’d be justified in struggling through the issue, but right now, I think its best to let my brain be.

The reason: I’m actually doing a bunch of writing without really realizing it.  Since the Keystone Theatre project is the creation of a play, there’s a lot of “writing” being done as a part of that.  Additionally, I have the Christmas story that I started last year that I need to continue working on.

And so, when I think about these things, I remember that I am writing.  And the writing that I’m doing needs to be the priority.  I don’t need to be writing something new, I just need to be more mindful of the things I am writing.