Friday, May 23, 2008

emergency medical procedures

“Suppose we change the subject,” the March Hare interrupted, yawning. “I’m getting tired of this. I vote the young lady tells us a story.” --Lewis Carroll

You can’t write just for the wanting. --Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

I learned something this last month. Five successive weekends of travel can effectively and completely disrupt my writing life.

Despite my fine intentions (I will work in the car! I will work in the hotel! I will work before bed!) and despite my fifteen minutes of writing squished here and there, I came back home last Saturday feeling completely disconnected from my work.

Lesson #2: Disconnection is absolutely unbearable.

My puritan streak must be even wider than I thought.

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Posted by Jenn Langefeld on 05/23 at 03:15 PM
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