Mandy Eve-Barnett's Blog for Readers & Writers

Does your motivation suddenly disappear? Do you feel overwhelmed? Are your ideas and ‘storyline’ a distant memory? Have ‘life’s demands’ got in the way?

We can all feel at a loss at times – the demands of work, home and loved ones push our writing life down the ‘to do’ list. The urge to shout and scream at those around us with a ‘let me alone’ is most certainly a common occurrence amongst writers. So how do we balance (or more appropriately juggle) everything?

The solutions are going to be as different as we are – you may be a mother of seven or have a twelve hour work day – no matter what – there are solutions. The trick is finding the one(s) that work for you.

For my own situation – full time work, full time ‘domestic goddess’ (sounds better than chief cook and bottle washer eh?) mother and secretary for an organization. I find that slotting in even a short period of writing helps me not begrudge all my other roles. It might be ten minutes whilst eating my lunch or jotting down notes waiting for an appointment or plugging in my ear phones and ‘distancing’ myself from the family after supper. My point is you don’t always have to allot huge chunks of time to write. You might be surprised at how much you can do with the imposition of a ‘time limit’.

Seize the opportunity to write, jot down and muse – anywhere, any time. Carry your passion for writing with you always.