Terescia's thoughts and such.

I must say, reading makes me want to write so bad I can taste the words in my mouth. I get this sensation in my stomach that feels like nerves but has more in common with a heart attack than an upset stomach. My chest feels tight and my breathing turns shallow. It’s a very physical sensation and I love it and I hate it. The spring winds up and I’m torn between the desire to keep reading or to just set my book aside and go at it on my own computer with my own work. I know some authors say that they avoid reading other people’s work when they’re writing but if I did that, I might lose some of my best motivation for creating my own worlds. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been on a self-imposed hiatus from writing for the last several months. I did this for several reasons I’m not going to go into right now. The thing is, I’m losing the battle. I’ve been wanting to write so badly the last few weeks that I feel like a loaded spring (forgive me for the cliche). I’ve been wound up and I’m trying to remember all those wonderfully compelling reasons WHY I’m not supposed to be writing. Other work? It’s not that important. It’s only important when the deadline hits and it isn’t done. Then I start to freak out a little.

Anyway, the point of this post?

Write when you feel like writing (despite the fact that I’m not doing it). Everything is easier then. When you’re struggling to get anything out onto paper, you’ll hate yourself for resisting the urge when you had it!

I give myself another few hours and then I think I’m going to give in. I don’t want to be the person holding myself back. And I certainly don’t want to regret not writing when I had the desire to do so. ;-)