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Forgive me, I am about to refer to Ernest Hemingway in the loosest manner. I think he said something along the lines of, for him, sex and writing were run off the same motor. Therefore he could do one or the other, but not both in a given time frame.
Well. This year, after NaNo, I felt like I had frozen physically into a solid lump of human tissue. My body felt so stiff from disuse. My neck ached, my shoulders ached, and frankly, my arse ached from sitting so still for so many hours. So I began hitting the gym again.
I've lost 7 pounds already which feels great. But I notice my drive to write has also diminished. I still think about writing most of the time, but I don't actually do it.
Anybody else have this problem? Your situation might not be due to working out, it might be some other interest that you 'spend your juice' on. What do you do about it? Why can't I be fit AND write?
Musings and ramblings welcome!
Well. This year, after NaNo, I felt like I had frozen physically into a solid lump of human tissue. My body felt so stiff from disuse. My neck ached, my shoulders ached, and frankly, my arse ached from sitting so still for so many hours. So I began hitting the gym again.
I've lost 7 pounds already which feels great. But I notice my drive to write has also diminished. I still think about writing most of the time, but I don't actually do it.
Anybody else have this problem? Your situation might not be due to working out, it might be some other interest that you 'spend your juice' on. What do you do about it? Why can't I be fit AND write?
Musings and ramblings welcome!