By Victoria Wilton
It is not an unusual scene for a writer to get up early before work or stay up long after they should be asleep in the pursuit of carving out writing time. Perhaps you have been working on a project for a while, or you are just getting your teeth into a new one. At any rate, it is a truth universally acknowledged that if you want to have time to write, you have to make time to write.
So it is only natural for us during holidays to take the gifted days off and be tempted to put them to use to get ahead of your writing goals for this month. Especially during this time of year with New Year’s right around the corner and that ‘by the end of 2018’ deadline looming. However, this may be negatively affecting your creativity.
I’m not saying that if you feel inspired you shouldn’t write, not at all! If you feel that creativity pouring out of you then by all means grab your nearest writing utensil and get going. But, if you are forcing yourself out of bed early in the morning only to sit at a desk and go over the last four paragraphs you’ve written… it may be time to listen to what your body is telling you.
While the holidays can be a great time to get some extra personal work done it is the absolute best time to get re-inspired. Refuelling the creative tank is so important because if we neglect that, burn out is looming around the corner. Burn out leads to exhaustion and a lack of creativity. The last thing you want after a holiday break is to feel more tired than when it started AND like you got nothing done.
Take some time this holiday season to refuel; take a long walk, try a craft you’ve never done before or take in a new movie or novel you’ve been too busy to read. You can refuel creatively too. Hit pause on that big project and indulge in something new, that story that has been playing out in the back of your mind.
Above all, rest. Rest is so often neglected by artists. Especially when we don’t have the luxury of being full time. Many of us work, attend school or university, have children and so we are constantly having to fight tooth and nail to write. So, just for a few days, stop fighting. Slow down and allow yourself to breathe. When you come back to the writing you will be amazed how leaving it all to simmer for a few days has helped your process.
No matter how you chose to spend your holiday make time to relax, recharge and find inspiration.
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