All the Meh

Normal enough. I mean, it's good to have the discipline to sit there every day, but for me, some days it just ain't going to happen.

Take time out. Read lots. Work on something else for a few days. You might just need some time away. Find some shiny things to distract your subconscious with, so that you can return fresh with some perspective, and recover your enthusiasm/will.

I used to hate not writing. Now I'm just happy if I do something on my ms. Anything to move it along.

Maybe cut down your writing speed. Sounds like you're burning yourself out a little. It's okay to even write 100 to 500 words a day. Praise yourself for at least doing something...even if it's changing a word or two. It's okay to write less.

And I agree with Dani, read lots and try to regenerate that way.

Rotes said:

I'm surprised to say 12 hours of sleep induced by unisom pretty much did the trick.
Sleep is a glorious thing.
Reading does help a lot! I actually bought a novel I saw in somebody's sig for my sister as an Xmas present this year.
Cool beans.

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Isn't that marvelous? I love the magic power of sleep to re-set the brain.

Rotes said:

I'm surprised to say 12 hours of sleep induced by unisom pretty much did the trick.
Sleep is a glorious thing.

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Indeed

While you're awake and learning and working, neurons in your brain forge connections to each other. After a certain point, though, they get oversaturated on their connections and sort of hit the limit for learning processes. Sleep resets that--reduces the connections again so you can form new ones in the morning.

...I always forget this