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<\/a><\/p>\nI remember an established writer saying to me \u2018Just watch out for the teaspoons. You\u2019ll find they need bleaching\u2019<\/p>\n
At the time I did a double take and just let it go. But over the years have noticed that when I have a deadline or need to write then I find that my home needs tidying, the cats litter box needs a deep clean, the roses need deadheading. Everything around me is perfectly in order except me and my writing. How can this be? Oh it\u2019s time for lunch, and maybe a walk to clear my head afterwards. That gives me a straight run to work until this evening. Stretch\u2026\u2026\u2026.so how did I come to find myself asleep on the sofa with my cats draped over me? Ok that was thinking time. Let\u2019s crack on now.<\/p>\n
You know that procrastination is a stuck state? Its perfectionism gone wrong. You\u2019re so worried about not being good enough that you stifle your creative output before it breathes life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember reading somewhere about an organization called Procrastinators Anonymous. I think they had been in existence for some years but had never gotten around to having a meeting.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the master work. Now, I\u2019m beginning what I could have started ten years ago. But I\u2019m happy at least that I didn\u2019t wait twenty years.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Paulo Coelho<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Did you see what just I did there? Yes! Spent ages searching for suitable quotes and frittered away more time!<\/p>\n Become a time lord!<\/strong><\/p>\n If you sit down and just write for a set time \u2013 maybe 15 minutes \u2013 you CAN find that time \u2013 you\u2019ll have kicks started your creative mind. Don\u2019t judge what you\u2019ve written just keep going. The time for editing is later. That critical voice can just shut the f*** up! You spend more than 15 minutes checking emails social media and so on. This is the beginning of a positive habit!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now as for me, I have a date with some teaspoons and a bottle of bleach\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lucy\u00a0<\/a>writes about injustice and quite often revenge. Having worked in the criminal justice system as a criminologist she feels that very often the victims are forgotten.<\/p>\n Her writing gives a voice to those who often say \u2018it isn\u2019t fair\u2019 and who don\u2019t get heard. She lives in Brighton and Hove which she claims is a never ending source of material and characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What writer isn\u2019t a total expert in displacement activity?\u00a0 We\u2019ve all been there (hence the delay since my last blog) and you can be really creative in avoidance techniques. What\u2019s your favourite? I remember an established writer saying to me \u2018Just watch out for the teaspoons. You\u2019ll find they need bleaching\u2019 At the time I … Continue reading Displacement Activities<\/span>
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\nLucy\u2019s second book\u00a0The Sun God\u2019s Daughter\u00a0<\/em>will be taking that to a new level.<\/p>\n