Generic Writing Whine

[sythyry]

Still haven't gotten to write any more of Wrath of Trees.   I don't seem to have much usable free time this month.  After Rhys' bedtime doesn't seem to be very usable; I'm usually pretty fried, and caffeine at that hour is not a very good idea for me anymore.  I've been trying to write in lunchtimes at work, but  I don't have enough time to finish a section, and  the stuff I've written at lunchtimes has generally been crap. 

*whine*

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[read-alicia.livejournal.com]

I made arrangements to cut my hours at work, so I get my Fridays off. Technically, 32 hours counts as a full work-week so I don't lose benefits.
However, I don't have a mortgage and a child to care for, either. I don't know what options are available to you.

But yes, writing burnout happens when you don't get a nice healthy period of unbroken quiet time. The only cure I know is a nice healthy period of unbroken quiet time, possibly done with vacation days, which I don't know if you have with your convention, parenting and festival schedules.

I am an advocate that the standard 40 hour work-week is detrimental to creative types. Artists need balance and without it, it bleeds into other aspects of their lives - which I hope isn't happening too much in yours.