where does it all go?

[rivendellrose]

During the day I always feel like I could write, if I could just get away from work and have time to do it. It's all I can think of during the day - how much I wish I could be writing. In the evening, once I've gotten home, fed the cats, made and eaten dinner, talked with The Boy, had a shower, and sat down with my laptop... it's like every writing thought I had during the day has just slipped from my mind and vanished down the drain.

I know I've whined about this before. But it's really very frustrating.

Inevitably, I will start to hit my groove again right about the time I need to be going to bed. That's always how it works.

Comments

[windrose.livejournal.com]

That sounds all too familiar. And no, I don't have any sort of a fix, I'm afraid. :/

[arionrhod.livejournal.com]

I suspect you're like me - I'm a morning writer. I have my best thoughts in the morning, and by the time I get home and get through my responsibilities I'm too mentally fatigued to deal with them. :( I don't even get to write on weekend mornings because of housework, family committments, etc. It really is very, very frustrating - I feel your pain, believe me!

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

That's painfully familiar. Except it's not so much the ideas as the energy and the ability to put words on 'paper'.

[kusanivy.livejournal.com]

I had/have the same problem (except sculpting and drawing in my case more than writing). I went for years getting more and more frustrated at work because I wanted to be home making art - and then when I got home there were too many things to do /I was no longer in the mood.

That's why I instituted my 20 minutes a day thing. I set an egg timer and I make myself do 15-20 minutes of each everyday. I can usually squeeze a session into either my break or lunch at work. I find 20 minutes good because it's long enough that you CAN actually make some headway on something but short enough that if you're just not feeling it you don't have to torture yourself trying to force it.

No, it's not as nice as getting to spend a whole afternoon at home doing it instead, but at least I can tell myself I'm getting something done. It's not perfect and it can still be very frustrating because sometimes I feel like it will be years before I get where I want to be - but better 5 or 10 minutes here or there than nothing at all (which was what happening). And sometimes I really get into a groove and have fun (although then it's really hard to stop and go back to work!)

[snakewhissperer.livejournal.com]

if you find out, let me know. I have exactly teh same problem and its getting on my nerves.

[websandwhiskers.livejournal.com]

That happens to me too. Whether I actually then go to bed and put the writing off, or stay up . . . really should have to do with when I have to get up the next day, but in reality, more often has to do with how hard the idea has grabbed me.