“My friend, the incredible and generous poet, Willie Perdomo, once told me to work on my writing in pieces, breaking it down, and do a bit each day. I needed his wisdom. Because I can get overwhelmed. Left to my anxiety, I’ll ambush myself before I even begin because I think I have to know the entire life of a story and that it must be a single breath. But that’s not how we breathe.”
~ Rachel Eliza Griffiths
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This is beautiful. 🙂
Hi Terveen, I can speak this one from personal experience today. I have a set time I like to work on my fiction. It’s after lunch. I block out the time. Just as I was sitting down at my laptop, the doorbell rings. A friend (I haven’t seen her in months) is at my door. Her husband died in her arms a month ago and she needed to talk. The choice was easy. When she left, I went outside to take the trash barrels in (today was pickup day), a neighbor rushes over and walks to talk. Goodbye writing. It was all okay, I was good with it. I saw it as what I was supposed to do. Have a great day and Shine On. Ray
‘What I was supposed to do’ – I like the sound of that. It’s kind and powerful. Thanks Ray. Take care. 🙂