The constant round of sleepless nights is wearing thin. It is poor planning to fall asleep at 3 am, especially when your alarm is scheduled for six. I finished reading the book I began the night before and can therefore delude myself into believing I am not wasting my time. After surviving the grueling demands of the 9 to 5 workday, I listened to my sleep-deprived body and took a nap.
Then, I made a tremendous mistake and fell into an internet rabbit hole when I searched for “how-to” videos on my latest obsession—Zettelkasten. Like I needed another project. Part of me is hoping the distraction will allow my unconscious mind to devise a fabulous and unexpected solution for the plot issue I encountered. A long session of brainstorming ideas resulted in ideas that weren’t bad, but they weren’t great either. I feel like the ideal scenario is sitting right in front of me and laughing at my inability to grasp the genius of the simple twist. The words sit at the tip of my tongue where I can’t access them. I need them to be flowing out of my pen and onto the page. Maybe when I find the answer, I will also reclaim the ability to sleep.
I always remember my number one writing priority. My core habits are strong, and writing a little every day is my secret weapon. Yesterday I wrote 207 words.
Did you write yesterday?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Puzzling problems will always keep me awake, luckily, it doesn’t happen very often!
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You are lucky, my friend. Sleep is elusive for me, even on a good night.
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That is such a shame, Jo… we need our sleep!
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😊💤💤💤
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I can identify with the sleepless nights. They do catch up to you! Yes, I wrote yesterday. 🙂 I maintain the practice of writing every day too, even when I am falling asleep. LOL! I just have to write each day its a habit now and like breathing, can’t go without it.
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Yes, I love when ggod things become a habit. Your day is somehow “off” until you manage to accomplish your task. Congradulation on your writing habit.👍😊
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🙂 Thanks! At least I have one good habit. LOL!
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In my opinion, it’s those work days that really get in the way. I hope your sleeping improves soon!
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Work days are a bit of a nuisance aren’t they? I’m really looking forward to more than a couple hours of sleep.
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Trying to write everyday can become a problem especially when you are not operating on all eight cylinders. But, as has been my mantra for going on 80+ years now, get out of bed, put your feet on the floor and make due with the cards dealt to us. Did I write yesterday? Yes, and even though we had a busy day and I didn’t feel all that good, I managed to sit down and type – are you ready for this – 600 words! Yippee Yi Ky Ay (at least I think that is the way it is spelled). Better yet is that the good news is that it is now 4:15 pm and I have penned 478 words today. Hmmm, what other trouble can I get into today? Keep writing! 🙂
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It is a slog, but I know I will get through it. You are so wise, Irwin.
“get out of bed, put your feet on the floor and make due with the cards dealt to us.”
Doing the best we can on the hard days, makes us appreciate the good days. Congratulations on putting up some great numbers. 👍👍👍
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you for sharing. 💕🙏💕
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Always a joy and pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, My Dear! Hope you have a great day!! xoxox 😘💕🎁🌹
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