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Writing lately has become a chore of the most significant magnitude. Words no longer seem to flow from my conscious mind to the keyboard then to the screen but tend to be stuck somewhere between thought and story construct. Whether it is the continuation of my historical fiction novel series, “The Johnson Family Chronicles,” or writing about various life lessons, travel, or documenting World War II Veterans, the urge to put these things to paper has not waned but it seems my ability to tap into the reservoir of writing energy has been thwarted by life.
The full-time job that pays my bills has been asking more and more of my time and mental stamina as I have been promoted to overseeing several new projects, and I find that I do not have the energy it takes once my workday ends to sit down at the computer and just write like I have been able to do in the past. The writing was a way to get lost in the lives of my characters and unplug from the day-to-day drudgery that is software development in a large corporate structure, but now that the work seems to be more writing emails, discussing processes, delivering various initiatives, and less application development. I find myself unable to disengage mentally from work and re-engage my creativity. Lately, I just wonder how I can reignite the creative flow in spite of all the distractions that occur in life.
