The Unmotivated Writer/Editor

There are so many things I could be working on today. I’m in the midst of writing two books and have ideas for three more books, I have two books I need to edit, and then there are all the little business-related paperwork tasks that need doing. Oh, but I just don’t feel like it. I feel like having a cup of tea and reading a Dorothy Sayers mystery. (That reminds me, if you enjoy a good British mystery and haven’t read Dorothy Sayers, you are missing out!)

I blame my unmotivated state on the weather. We’re feeling the effects of Tropical Storm Hanna today. Our world is cloudy, rainy and generally yucky. No one should have to work when the weather is yucky, and creative types should certainly get a special pass. You can’t create when you don’t feel motivated, right? Of course, there’s that inspiration-to-perspiration ratio to think of—maybe this is one of those days when I should press on and perspire to fulfill some of my previous inspired ideas. But I don’t feel like it.

Anyone who knows me already knows what I will do today. I’ll do about seventy-five percent of the work on my list (yes, I made a list first thing this morning; so predictable), and then I’ll bag the rest of the day. However, before I call it quits for today I’ll resolve to finish the list tomorrow. Or maybe the next day; it all depends on the weather.