Personally, i lack executive function and self discipline. I used to read 3 or 4 books a month and write for a minimum amount of time every day, which usually went much longer. I have one published short from my time in college, then i graduated and started working. What focus and motivation I had evaporated with my free time as I now had to balance a dozen competing priorities. I still regularly have new ideas for plots, scenes, characters, and beats, but ten years later I’m between jobs and so burnt out I’d rather just sleep, game, and hang out with my dog. I’ve justified a lot of it to myself by saying “I need to experience more” before i can do whatever story justice, which is just an excuse. I only need to practice more. I’m certainly trying to start it up again.
Personally, i lack executive function and self discipline. I used to read 3 or 4 books a month and write for a minimum amount of time every day, which usually went much longer. I have one published short from my time in college, then i graduated and started working. What focus and motivation I had evaporated with my free time as I now had to balance a dozen competing priorities. I still regularly have new ideas for plots, scenes, characters, and beats, but ten years later I’m between jobs and so burnt out I’d rather just sleep, game, and hang out with my dog. I’ve justified a lot of it to myself by saying “I need to experience more” before i can do whatever story justice, which is just an excuse. I only need to practice more. I’m certainly trying to start it up again.
But fuck, man, I’m so tired lol