Walking Away from Writing Projects
Let’s take a peek at the cogs inside the machine and talk about why I write and how I write on Behind the Scenes Sunday! Today I’d like to talk about how sometimes making the hard decision to walk away from a writing project is exactly what you need to do to reclaim your creativity and get your work back on track.
None of us are going to be 100% successful at everything we try. We’re going to bake cookies that end up burning, we’re going to study hard for tests that we end up failing, and, if we’re creative type folks, we’re all going to start artistic projects that end up falling short of our goals.
That’s okay.
It’s okay to walk away from a book, story, painting, costume, whatever-it-is-you-are-making if you know in your heart that it isn’t working. I wish I could tell you what “isn’t working” looks like or feels like, but it’s a gut instinct. When you know, you know. And it can be heartbreaking, because no one starts a creative project with the intention of not seeing it through. We all want our dreams to come to fruition. We all want to finish writing the book, finish painting the portrait, finish sewing the costume.
But sometimes, it’s better all around to just…walk away.
Walking away now doesn’t mean walking away forever. There is no expiration date on a creative project, no law that says you can’t return to a project years or decades down the line. What that gives you is freedom to let it go for now and try something different.
Feel no guilt. You are doing what is best for you and for the project. Reclaim your creative time and put forth that effort into something new. Start fresh and try again later!
As always, if you’re interested in supporting me and my work, thank you: Hungry is the Night, my paranormal romance, is available on all major platforms, as are my classic murder mysteries with scifi twists, The Cadence Turing Mystery series!