Boom Writing!

Boom Baby! Okay, so I totally dated myself by typing those words. And even though the phrase is peppy and a bit exciting- depression is anything but. That’s why we’re hanging out today. We’re going to give our creativity a boost (or boom) and control the little things we can (AKA Writing) while God is working out the things we can’t. (Pretty Much anything and everything else!!!)

Depression and Creativity

Depression and grief have been eating away at any ounce of my writer’s drive. I literally want to do nothing but roll around in my favorite quilt, cry, and listen the Cure. And that’s exactly what I would be doing if it wasn’t for the fantastic Grace of God.

There’s a time and place for resting and even a bit of wallowing, but after a while, they wreak havoc on an independent writer’s career. Since I have to spur myself on (meaning there’s no time clock to punch) this can be nearly impossible during a season of depression.

There’s no rush. But then again, this is my job and my way of helping out my family financially. If my creativity is hurting than my entire career is hurting. After getting life basics stumbling along (eating, showering, homeschooling and the like) tis the time to get my fingers flying along the keyboard.

After remembering and re-reading a book called Atomic Habits and downing a podcast by author Alana Terry, I decided to sock it this season and get back into my writer’s mindset.

Enter Boom Writing

5 -minute writing sprints once a day for 21 days.

My brain may not tolerate long stints of sprints and word counts. I’m not sure anything I’ll write will even be worth using in a story. (or a blog post…) But if I don’t start I’ll never know. And the harder it will be to launch back into the career I love- writing.

Whether you’re going through a hard season or just looking for a way to start writing again -It’s time to pick up the sharpies and get creative.

Join me on Facebook and YouTube. Let’s cheer each other on.

I’ll see you there,

Sarah