Writing Waits

One of my favourite things is opening my feed reader and seeing a post from an old blogger who last updated their space months or years ago. They suddenly need to write, so they sit down and write. And due to the magic of the feed reader, we all know the post is up.

Nathan Bransford wrote recently about stepping back from writing , and the message reminded me of blogging.

It’s a psychologically risky business. And when you pause to pursue something else, the questions mount.

What was all the sacrifice for if I’m just going to give it up? If this is what I long believed I was meant to be doing, why am I not doing it? Am I really going to stop this far short of my ultimate dreams?

Let me try to assuage those questions. This happens. Do what you need to do. Writing will be there when you need it.

I love that message: “Writing will be there when you need it.” No one needs to rush and write. Writing will still be there for you whether you pursue it daily, once a week, once a month, or allow several years to pass between posts or stories.

He gives solid advice on how to step back and trust you will one day step forward again.