Ten months ago, in my post, ‘Births, quilting and other reasons for not writing,’ I felt optimistic about returning to writing.
However, in November, when my mum broke her kneecap and had an extended stay hospital and then moved to a care home. I have written nothing.
Now, I have hit that deep hole where it feels impossible to sit down at my desk, let alone put pen to paper or fingers on a keyboard. I call it the ‘Slough of Despond.’
Somewhere, I’ve seen the quote, ‘Writer’s block is when your imaginary friends won’t talk to you.’ Well, I think my imaginary friends have left the universe.
As always, I have valid reasons as to why I haven’t been writing – or excuses – the daft thing is that I am far more optimistic when I am writing and yet being depressed stops me from even trying to start the process.
Thanks to Tom Gauld, cartoonist for The Guardian for the above image which has put a smile on my face. I think I need ‘The Elixir of Courage.’
Wish me luck!
Jennie Dallimore 
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Thank you
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Good luck!
I, too, have fallen into the not writing doldrums, but I think I’m starting to emerge. I worked on my novel three days in a row last week. Not much, mind you, but some. It’s a start. And I’m hopeful that I’ll do some today.
Each writer becomes blocked for a different reason. For me, I think it was a feeling that my novel just wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be. I send the MS in for another round of paid beta reading, and those comments helped me see how to get the story to where I wanted it to be. I think that’s why my enthusiasm is returning.
Hope you find out your cause and cure soon!
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Thanks for your comment and good luck with your writing
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Keep going Jennie, sometimes it is better to think about how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. I think that your “friends” are just around the corner and will whisper to you in your sleep
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Hi Gill. Thank you, as always. Am going away tomorrow for a few days. Hopefully to do some walking and revisit Avebury Stone Cicle. Have a very Happy Easter x
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