Okay, I'm wondering if I'm getting a little burned out. Admittedly, being sick took a lot of me, but I'm not feeling the burning urge to get back to writing. Well, I am, but it's really muted. So, at least it's not totally gone.
divorce spousal supportI always thought burn out was not wanting to do anything ever again, not apathy. Is it that I'm just at a natural creative break and need to take time to recharge myself? If so, how? It's not like I have writers block because I have no problems writing other things. When I put my mind to it, I can work on the story. I just feel like I can and should put my energy into other things like finding a job and working on my classwork so that I can graduate.
Now that I say that, I wonder if that's the problem. I remember reading on one of my writing loops that several someones who had been laid off thought that now would be a great time to devote to writing only to find they couldn't write. They figured it was the stress of their situations and trying to find another job. I admit, I'm feeling very stressed about finding a job for when I graduate. I hate that it is affecting my writing, which I take just as seriously as finding a job because I consider it a job. I need to finish this book before the national conference so that I can pitch it to an agent at least.
So, does anyone have any stress-reducing techniques related to job hunting, other than actually getting a job?
Posted by Katie at April 1, 2003 08:17 PM