A "Pause For The Cause" Day...

Today, I woke up stuffy. My creativity is toast. The bucket of ideas that sits deep inside me is totally empty. I have worked very hard this week, spending 8 to 10 hours a day, writing, writing and more writing. I think my batteries are dead. So I am taking a day off, a recharge day, from writing today.

Ok, I won't lie to you. I know that today won't be writer's day off because I never totally forget about writing. It is as much a part of me as breathing. There is no way I can, or want to, escape it. But, I am crisp and I really DO need a break from actually writing...so I am declaring today "a pause for the cause day."

I won't write today, but I am still going to fiddle around with a lot of writing stuff.

For one thing, I am going to start reading a really neat new book. "Writing, etc." is published by the authors and freelance writers of the Colorado Authors' League. In their own words, they offer advice on every part of writing...from getting ideas, to character development, to the nuts and bolts of grammer and structure. It's like picking the brains of authors and freelancers to see what works best for them. Today is suppose to be a warm, sunny day....a great day to find a sunny spot and read a while.

I am also going to percolate an idea today.

I want to write a novel.

(Don't most of us...??? lol)

Well, a friend's mom had an incredible love/mystery adventure happen to her during the war (WW II.) I think I'll pop over and visit with her a while. I have a feeling her story would make the basis for a great book.

So today, no writing except for this blog entry...that doesn't count.

(chuckle)

Today is JB's Pause For The Cause Day.

Maybe you need one, too?

JB