Hey guys,
Believe me. I know it’s been a while and I keep making promises and not keeping them. I make them because I want to keep them and I have every intention of sticking to them. Then things pop up, I get really busy and I just run out of time and energy for the things I really want to accomplish. And this blog is not the only thing that has been put on the backburner sadly. My writing had also taken a hit. One that I was hoping it wouldn’t take, but it seems these things cannot be helped.
I do still have big plans for the content I want to put out here on the blog and I want to get back to regular posting on my socials and even expanding what I do on them, but there just isn’t enough time or energy in the world for me right now. As much as I wish that were the case. I really tried to stop this from happening, but I just got caught up in school and a professor of mine gave us extra reading recently which was not on the syllabus so there’s also that extra amount of work I hadn’t been counting on. Plus the end of the year is looming and it’s coming up really quick. I only have about 3 weeks left. And in that time I have 2 quizzes left, 3 essays to finish and 4 final exams to prep for and study for.
But I will definitely be getting back to normal once all this clams down a bit. And I will get back to my regular stuff, doing the things I love, writing, back to editing, and back to putting out content I love to talk about.
Writing slumps suck guys. We all have them, even when we’re been at this for a while. But it still hurts and it still feels like you’re stuck, however far along you were before. And though this has happened before and I’m sure it’ll happen again, and even though I never have an issue getting back to writing when I do have the extra time… It still, every single time, feels like this may be the thing that forces me to quit or really gets to me and I can’t continue. It always feels like the end. Like a much bigger deal than maybe it is. But that’s how it feels. And it’s scary to see you dream before you just out of reach and fearing you may never get it back again and you may never get another chance.
Well, if you’ve ever felt this way… you’re certainly not alone. I’m scared of struggling when I try to get back to my writing. Just like how I feel whenever I start a new rough draft, how I fear I’ll never be able to finish another book. That I’ve forgotten how.
But what I’ll tell you right now. What I’m going to tell us both. Even if it takes time to get back to writing, it’s not something you forget. It may be a bit more difficult than recalling how to ride a bike, you still know how to do it, but also every story is different and gives you different challenges. But that doesn’t mean you quit. And that doesn’t mean you’ll never reach the end. The end is coming. I promise it’s coming. And when it finally arrives, you’ll be more than ready to jump back into the writing or more than ready to finish that story. The ending comes when you’re ready for it to come. But never before.
So keep your head held high and your hopes higher becasue you’ll get back to it and it’ll feel like you never left. It’ll feel like you never stopped. Like you have all the time in the world to do exactly what you’re doing, to do exactly what you love. You’ll get there and so will I. And when we do, we’ll be ready. We’ll be ready to kick ass.
I hope this helps you get back to it, or to not lose hope or to at least not feel like you’re going through this alone. You can do this! In the meantime, read, read your ever-growing TBR. You’re going to need the inspiration.
Celine Rose Marie
