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Getting Back on Track
Sometimes life goes off the rails. Getting back on track takes work.
Over the past 2 weeks, for no discernable reason, I’ve been less diligent about certain aspects of my work.
When it comes to nonfiction and writing articles daily — I’m there. And I feel much of my work has been particularly strong lately.
I am editing at least one chapter a day. In the next week or so, I’ll have the book I’m publishing in April back from the editor for me to go over.
But fiction writing has been taking a backseat to other things. Some of those things serve my life in other ways. But some of it is just procrastination and distraction.
Life can and will go off the rails. And when it does, you must work on getting back on track. Sometimes that’s easy. And other times not so much.
Everyone I know experiences this from time to time. Sometimes it’s due to an internal matter — often, it’s a result of outside influences. Knowing the source can help you address it and reclaim your momentum if it’s slipped.
When this is repetitive it might be a good idea to analyze it to figure out the how and why.
