I feel like things are trying to pull me away from writing lately! I'm trying to finish my first novel, and it's been difficult due to having health issues and so many little things to do. It's really true - there just aren't enough hours in the day.
I've had to adjust my schedule for a medication I'm taking. I already have MS, which gives you a limited amount of energy to work with as it is. Then recently, I had a few attacks of trigeminal neuralgia, which causes brief but horrible bursts of pain that come on suddenly in the forehead or the side of the face (not to mention causing anxiety). And I have a tooth that got infected to boot.Thank goodness the pain medication is keeping the attacks away!
I'm trying to make writing the priority, especially when I'm so close to finishing. Then I'll have to go through the editing process. So I'm pretty much overwhelmed already. Meanwhile, I have doctor visits, physical therapy, and treatments scheduled.
Still, I can appreciate that I have more time to write now than I did when I was still working, and I know there are writers out there juggling a lot more commitments than I am.
The good thing is now we have phones we carry with us everywhere, which are great for making notes - not that I don't recall what it was like to just use pen and notepads for this. Since writing is always going on in your head, and you can get an idea at any time, it's good to have a way to record your thoughts anywhere. Even if it may take a while to work on getting them into your story.
Things can get pretty crazy sometimes. So even though I've felt a little scattered lately, I'm trying to hold on and keep working through it, because like I always say - it's about the writing.
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