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The awesome co-hosts for the May 1 posting of the IWSG are Victoria Marie Lees, Kim Lajevardi, Nancy Gideon, and Cathrina Constantine!
May 1 question - How do you deal with distractions when you are writing? Do they derail you?
My distractions are voices in my head....
One voice is alluring, often tempting, and sometimes riddled with guilt.
The other voice— my muse —is my cheerleader encouraging me to stay B-I-C (butt in chair)
So, there I’ll be at my desk in my office...
With coffee steam wafting from my cup...
Fingers poised ready to write (YAY) for a whole day when...
Why don’t you check Amazon for a dress for the upcoming wedding?
NO! She needs to write.
Better check out airline tickets. Prices are going up.
NO! She can check later.
There’s a new reel on Instagram with babies laughing!
NO! She’ll keep looking for more babies laughing and waste time.
You should check out the severe weather in Mongolia. Scary!
NO! Why should she care about Mongolian weather?
Let's make those nut protein bars you saw on Instagram.
NO! It’ll take too long. She can eat crackers now.
Call your cousin. You haven’t talked in months.
NO! She’ll call soon. Her cousin will understand
How about we Google essential oils that remove whiskers.
NO! She can keep plucking them.
You need to do laundry. Clean your refrigerator! Exercise!
NO! One more day won’t matter.
C’mon…take a break and let’s watch that series on Netflix. You deserve it. You’ve been working really hard.
ME: Well, maybe one episode with my afternoon coffee. But only one then back to work.
So?
How do you handle your distractions?
Always,
Em-Musing
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