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02/05/2005: "Avoiding the Muse"

I’ve been avoiding the muse all day.

It’s terrible how writers do that sometimes – find time for everything but writing.

Today I took a brisk 30-minute walk, did those exercises I’ve supposed to do everyday, got groceries, made soup, watched TV AND part of a movie, even took a nap. I got a lot done. I did everything but write.

I wish I knew why writers do that. Maybe we’re afraid – afraid that we’ve lost the touch, or maybe that we weren’t any good to begin with.

The thing I need to remember at times like these is that ten times out of ten once I am actually writing, actually past the resistance and putting words on paper, I enjoy it.


Gotta go write now.