I missed it. One day summer was in full swing. I blinked. Next thing I knew, frost feathered rooftops, morning air started biting and pachyderm clouds unpacked for the duration.
Last year fall seeped off the calendar and slid into winter when I wasn’t looking. And I missed it.
When You Aren’t Lookin’
It’s easy to say that same about writing, isn’t it? It’s easy to slide your writing into “some day.” To get buried in busyness and say, I was going to finish chapter twenty-two today, but… I haven’t actually finished the proposal… I planned to, but… thought about… talked about… considered… maybe…
Yet that novel, article, short story, essay, or writing contest entry sits on your desk or in your hard drive unfinished, poised to creep out the back door when you aren’t lookin’.
Bristling
Some writers I know practically bristle with ideas and unfinished manuscripts. They talk about writing in sentences punctuated with “one of these days” and “when I get around to it” or “when it slows down some.”
Truth? If you’re waiting to write until you “have time” or life “slows down some,” chances are you never will.
Don’t Miss It
Don’t do what I did last fall. Don’t dump your writing on the back burner and leave it there untended. Don’t miss another favorite, be it book, author, opportunity or idea. And don’t feel like you’re alone. I learned from last year. I re-arranged some priorities. Set some new boundaries. I’m working on some new writing projects. And believe you me, fall has taken on a whole new flavor this year – much better than last!
What’s “missing” in your writing? How can you get it back?
Pages & Paws 
October 30, 2013 at 5:40 pm
Nice job. Inspirational, and well written. I set a goal to write my first novel this year. I don’t think I’ll be done by December, but I’m making progress. I need regular “kicks in the butt” to stick to it.
October 30, 2013 at 5:49 pm
Thanks Caleb. There’s a lot to be said for ‘making progress’! 🙂
October 31, 2013 at 1:42 pm
If God has given us a passion and words to support that passion, you and I may let God down if we procrastinate. We are all linked together in the body of Christ and we need each other’s words. Words are important.
October 12, 2014 at 11:58 pm
And sometimes life does get in the way, and the back burner is necessary for a time. Soup simmered long, my Canadian grandma’s long-steeped tea … there can be benefit to delay, even in God’s plan which is not bound by time 🙂
Have a good and productive week! Great post, Kristine. ~Joyce