Do you start writing projects as easily as turning on the tap and but don’t dare ‘close’ them?
There are various stages of the writing process where you ‘chicken out’.
Idea stage. You get an idea for a piece of writing. You jot down the idea. You know it’s a good one. One you should work on. But you don’t do anything beyond it.
You get an idea, and you expand on it. You even write a synopsis
Too much to do?
Very little time to it?
Not making progress in what you’re attempting?
Can’t see the wood for the trees in a ‘challenging’ writing project?
If so, you’re suffering from writing overwhelm.
Really? Not really.
Writing overwhelm is a Frankenstein’s Monster. You created it and now it’s getting you.
Sometimes it takes a non-writing book to open your eyes to the realities of the writing process. Realities which despite you being very much aware of, inexplicably slip out of your consciousness.
This book, Music Habits – The Mental Game of Electronic Music Production: Finish Songs Fast, Beat Procrastination and Find Your Creative Flow by Jason Timothy talks about writing music but the thinking behind the creation process is very much applicable to writing.
It’s not every writer who has the luxury of working on only one writing project at any time.
Whether you’re working on personal writing projects or work-related ones you’ll more often than not, have quite a few to juggle. Chances are you’ve started them on a sudden wave of inspiration. Over time you had difficulty coping owing to time and energy constraints.
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