Diary of a writing project. Day 172: Morning Sparks – four of fourteen –

As for newly stay-at-home-parent dealing with the consequences of a pandemic, a lot of little self-care moments is crucial.

It’s starting to look a lot like a I’m settling into a new writing routine.

Around 3 am, I wake up. Not because I want to. But because, you know, pandemic.

Then tea. Then emails. Then, these days anyway, Dahlia DeWinters author tube channel. (She has great writing sprints, writing moods video, and she’s a great host; she should have her radio show!)

Thennn, words!

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Diary of a writing project. Day 171: More efforts required – three of fourteen –

Why can’t I get passed adaptation faster, as in now? Simply sit and write when I can, instead of watching the news and day-nightmaring about tomorrow.

No matter how early I wake up.

No matter how long I sit in front of that computer.

If I don’t write the words, if I keep looking at the pandemic news about… the pandemic, not only I will not reach my writing goals, but I’ll keep waking up at 3 am for no good reasons.

And the only good reason to wake up at 3 am is either to go to work, or to get to work on a project close to our hearts.

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Diary of a writing project. Day 170: slow work in progress is still progress – two of fourteen

Woke up at 2 am. Why? Oh so many pandemic reasons…

Fortunately enough, I had an event to attend too.

A 4 am live write-in sprint time with Skye Dragon Mama, aka author S. D. Hegyes.

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