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Priming the Literary Pump
I have to do this
I have been on something of a hiatus from writing lately. I’m not even sure why, but for some reason, the drive and desire to write and publish on this platform left me. The last time I published anything at all was two weeks ago. I don’t think I have ever gone that long without publishing a piece.
It’s not that I have run out of ideas. As a matter of fact, I started about a dozen pieces during that time. I have written them in my head a number of times, and I have sketched each piece out in my drafts, which I hope will be completed sometime soon. I have even made an attempt to finish some of them, but just as I open my laptop, the inspiration evaporates and I find something else to occupy my time.
It’s not even writer’s block. I have plenty of things I want to write about. There is just some inexplicable dearth of inspiration that has enveloped my desire and is holding it hostage. Just writing this little bit here seems to be helping.
I’m trying to figure out where this lack of desire came from. One possible explanation is what many others on this platform have been lamenting. I used to routinely get three to four boosts per month. I even had two boosts on the same day one time. Now? I haven’t had a boost since October even though several editors have nominated pieces of mine. The invisible…
