I’m still draggin’ my “li’l red wagon” around. I look outside and think, Oh! I still have time to get some work done before fixing dinner. Then I look at the clock and go, OH SH!T!!! This happens with my blog posts and my writing. In addition, I’ve fallen down the research rabbit hole more than once lately. But then the Universe dropped this into my in box.
What if it was your downtime, your lounging-in-bed-too-long time, your walkabout time, and your blow-Friday-off time that made possible your greatest achievements?
Would they still make you feel guilty, Silver? Or would you allow yourself to enjoy them?
About time –
The Universe
©www.tut.comP.S. Even your watching-the-rain time, Silver?
Every time I finish a book and it hits the shelves (whether physical or digital), I always want to rush right into the next project. And when that project doesn’t cooperate and I find ways to procrastinate my way out of the frustration, I need to remember the Big U’s advice. Downtime is necessary. Even if I’ve got a story and the characters firmly embedded in my brain, my imagination still needs to take a little vacation. It needs downtime to dream. To meet the characters and watch them in their “native” environment. Heck, it needs to tour that environment, get a feel for it. To find the local coffee shop, sit and sip and watch that world go by. And yeah, I’m finally learning to not feel guilty about taking this time between books. Why? Because the Universe is right. It’s all the “away” time that makes, and has made, all my books possible. Thank you for your patience as I dabble and dream, as I fall down rabbit holes and ramble, as I got walkabout in a space that isn’t mine. I’ll be back in the chair again soon and the characters will talk to me and tell their stories. I’ll transcribe them and soon enough, there will be a book with a title and a cover and a publication date. But for now, I’m going to indulge in a little downtime. How do you like to spend your downtime?
Silver James 
Yay for downtime! Yes, you should definitely allow yourself some downtime without feeling guilty. We all need to recharge. I’m taking downtime myself today because I finally finished that round of edits and it’s ready for other people to give me feedback. (Yours should be in your inbox now.)
I’m going to spend my downtime reading, gardening, and baking. Maybe I’ll take a walk or two while the weather is still nice. Yay.
The weather is currently awesome. Tomorrow, the wind is supposed to come whipping down the plains. And yeah, writers need to take time to just breathe and let things simmer.
On that note, I have a pressie in my inbox. I’ll work on it as my eyes allow! And I can’t wait. Yay!
Downtime is wonderful. You need it now and then just to recharge. Dabble in all kinds of things because we know that the characters are always there waiting for the right time to pop out.
When I have downtime I tend to fall asleep. Reading is my favorite activity when I have downtime.
I hope you are enjoying the weather. It sure has been nice the past couple days.
The weather has been wonderful but Mother Nature wants to remind us that we didn’t hide the tequila bottle well enough. We’re under high wind/fire warning today (Friday) and east of here, all along the southern tier, the severe storm/tornado flags are up.
Reading is the best escape! Enjoy yours. And, yes, sleeping is a close second because we never get enough of it. Have a peaceful Friday and a good weekend!