We are also doing renovations and it is such a strange feeling. Being creative most definitely helps lessen the bizarre feeling of the in between when it comes to home life. We have painters coming soon and I work from home, luckily I have my own private office where I can tuck away and tune out the work.
Wishing you the best experience on your next creative endeavor! ❤️
Yes, writing is an anchor. We're in between houses, deciding whether to move to a new town, and it's been more destabilizing than I expected. Thanks for the reminder of the Yeats poem!
Yes, it's a real puzzler, this business of structure and imposing it on oneself. I am one of those over-organised people who has a list of 'to dos' (sometimes the list even includes 'write a to-do list'!) but I also know that actual creative writing has to be done in a space free from constraint of any kind. It's getting the balance between pushing and allowing that is the key, I suppose.
And one's house is almost the same as one's head, so no wonder you are suffering from the disruption. This, too, will end!
We are also doing renovations and it is such a strange feeling. Being creative most definitely helps lessen the bizarre feeling of the in between when it comes to home life. We have painters coming soon and I work from home, luckily I have my own private office where I can tuck away and tune out the work.
Wishing you the best experience on your next creative endeavor! ❤️
Completly get that. Its great that your new place has a private spot for you!
Its holding it all the house stuff in my head - the writing gives me a release valve!
Thank you.
Yes, writing is an anchor. We're in between houses, deciding whether to move to a new town, and it's been more destabilizing than I expected. Thanks for the reminder of the Yeats poem!
It's a good one isn't it!
Good luck with your decision making.
Susan
Congratulations--that’s a lot of accomplishing. Brava!
Thank you! They've kept me going.
Well done on meeting all those deadlines, Susan!
Yes, it's a real puzzler, this business of structure and imposing it on oneself. I am one of those over-organised people who has a list of 'to dos' (sometimes the list even includes 'write a to-do list'!) but I also know that actual creative writing has to be done in a space free from constraint of any kind. It's getting the balance between pushing and allowing that is the key, I suppose.
And one's house is almost the same as one's head, so no wonder you are suffering from the disruption. This, too, will end!
I love that you said our homes are like our heads. That's exactly what it feels like.
Very excited that we're getting closer to welcoming your new novel into the world!
Thanks Andrew!