When the Motivation is Gone
Motivation... That's been the word of the day for a few days lately. I've got to find the motivation. To get up out of my comfortable bed. To deal with the crazy Atlanta traffic. To go into an office with some interesting characters. To write. To workout. To write. To write. To write. I've told you all about life lately...how it hit fast and hard. And when that happens, I'm learning how to honor that space. To give it its respect and not rush getting the rest, or whatever i

A Swift Kick Is Sometimes Needed (Or Two, or Three)
Lately, I’ve been in a slump. A bad one. As artists, we all go through it. It’s inevitable. It’s not fun –– in fact, if we’re being real here, it sucks –– but it happens. For me, I got comfortable in it. I stopped writing. I started making excuses. I told myself I’d start on that next draft tomorrow, or next week, or at the start of the month. The days piled up and before I knew it, I hadn’t written anything in months. Months! It wasn’t like me. I’ve never been the most disci