I’ve been all about the poetry again this week, whilst trying to rest up following exposure to some rather unpleasant germs – not what I want when I’m still recovering.
I find it particularly frustrating as a writer, because sluggish body = sluggish mind: I am constantly struggling to find the right word for the scene or emotion I want to convey. I have some extremely erudite friends and I often feel the need to expand my capabilities, but even for me I’m being pretty basic at the moment.
It’s very problematic when my vocabulary lets me down. I spend ages not just trying to think of the right word for a particular feeling, but any word that is approximately correct which I can use to hold the space…
So I am going to try to minimise the impact, and get back to reading the word for the day I get tweeted each morning – I have neglected Twitter on the basis it’s really not essential right now, but as a tool it has its uses. And I’m going to use it!
Hopefully the next couple of week will see me get back some of my writing confidence – or if not confidence, at least ability.
In other news – this week coming is a big project week for me at work, and I will be hard pushed to get any posts written on Tuesday or Thursday; I’ve done very little reading over the last few days anyway so I don’t think you’ll be missing much, but if I get a chance I might just post a positive quote or a happy song. It’ll be something else to think about when I need a break from project talk!
This is a short and sweet post, but that’s ok, I think. The important thing for me is being here, and getting back into the groove.
Happy writing,
EJ
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