You get up and have the same coffee as every morning. The cookies, as always, fall apart ahead of time in the cup. You smoke a cigarette on the way to work, you eat that salad with vinaigrette and by the time you come home and open your computer you still see it there, that Word file that promised too much and in which you didn't dare to continue writing for a reason; one perhaps included in the following 7 reasons why you don't write.
You do not have time
The person who said that stress was the greatest evil of the XNUMXst century was not wrong, judging by increasingly accelerated routines, minds full of small tasks that we can't wait to solve. Find time to dedicate ourselves to our art It becomes difficult, and even frustrating, when we dedicate ourselves to another job that does bring us economic benefits. Difficult ... but not impossible, especially if your enthusiasm and confidence in what you do can help you. In case it's still not enough, I'm sure some of these 5 tips for finding time to write they will be of great help to you.
Other priorities
Unlike the first point, this time we are going to emphasize those other "priorities" that are not so. Or worse, they don't make us happy. Because sometimes writing when you need it is better than going on a tank for the third day in a row and working overtime that will never pay you instead of spending time writing an uncomfortable reality that, sooner or later, you will realize.
No one will read your work
A few years ago, consider making a living from writing it was a somewhat more difficult purpose. Then they came the reinvention of certain publishers, the appearance of self-publishing platforms or the diffusion that blogs entail to become perfect allies of the writer in the Internet age. Tools available to any author who seeks, by his own means, to make himself known or succeed with his passion.
Ideas that deflate
At certain times, and in the most unexpected moments, you are surprised by an idea that you have to run to write down in a notebook. It's great! You say to yourself, but as the days go by, it begins to deflate as a product of your own anxiety. You want creation to flow as fast as the ideas themselves, but the truth is that a good premise deserves a development to match when turning that initial promise into something great. Be persistent with good ideas, bet on their development and try to create the appropriate structure while preserving the essence of brilliance.
Inspiration does not come
Addressing the subject of inspiration could take more than one post, but in the end it all comes down to a simple question: why doesn't inspiration arrive? The emotional state may be partly to blame for that desert in which there are no more springs, also a little stimulating routine from which we cannot extract a trace of originality. If inspiration does not come to you, look for it, read articles and blog posts, play sports, consume art or try that task that always opens the door to ideas (In my case, curiously, it is usually painting mandalas or ... washing the dishes, don't ask me why ...)
The mobile. . .
It seems that if the mobile does not ring you are nobody, a reality that has made us slaves of our smartphones During the last years. Some call it nanophobiaOthers, a waste of time that we are not aware of at first, when attention is scattered and the priorities of the writer are postponed. Many find themselves immersed in a great story until a notification distracts them. Then he goes to a link on Indian recipes and ends up watching a video of cats on YouTube while the passion poured into his work disappears and he takes time to return. One of the subtlest reasons you don't write.
You don't believe in your ideas
You have come up with a great idea or, at least, for you it is, because there are hardly any similar stories or references that can drown the originality of your premise. However, many times the combination of good ideas with insecurity or low self-esteem can lead to the erroneous certainty that no one will understand that story more than you, that it is necessary to write a "Shades of Gray" or a "Twilight" to reach more people. It may be so, but it's too sad not to give that chance to a story that no one else has created before.
What is the reason why you do not write at certain times?