Today has been a bad writing day. I have a low grade headache and have struggled to get things done. In fact this is the main reason why I am writing this post today so that I have at least accomplished a small writing goal today.
For most of the day I have flitted from one task to another unable to settle on anything. Should I concentrate on cover art, writing the main tale, reading widely or improving my grammar via an online course. I am currently working on a number of projects: short stories, novella prequels and the main Portals series. In short I have begun to run before I can walk.
I think the problem today is twofold.
1) I have committed myself to a deadline that is taking the fun out of writing a little bit.
2) I am aware of just how far I have to travel on my writing journey and have become overwhelmed by the enormity of the task ahead of me.
Having just written the above and clearly identified the problem I now realise what the answer is. I need to focus on what I enjoy about writing and continue to work on the quality of my Portals series.
My solution is simple. I need to focus on one project at a time. My immediate priority is the novella prequels for the Portals series. These stories will introduce you all to the Universe of Portals and allow me to effectively build the world the main story takes place in.
A pleasant day spending time with the family has been the other reason for by lack of productivity but going to the park and enjoying the rare sunshine was more important.
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