Wise words indeed! I sometimes find I have to be travelling from A to B on a writing project- for the real project to strike me like a train wreck side on. I also think some writings need to be left, their texture and depth comes from the amalgamation of working on them at different point in our lives- to the work's benefit. But tell my OCD that which won't let me live with an idea longer than 6 months lol!
It is so apt that I received this today. I have, just this afternoon, returned to a project that I had put aside a month or so ago. I stupidly thought I’d left it all in good order and would be able to seamlessly continue. A few hours later I have at last made sense out of the pile of notes, books, scribblings and photographs. It had briefly crossed my mind to give up. It is so refreshing to know that we all feel overwhelmed at first in a situation like this!
Wise words indeed! I sometimes find I have to be travelling from A to B on a writing project- for the real project to strike me like a train wreck side on. I also think some writings need to be left, their texture and depth comes from the amalgamation of working on them at different point in our lives- to the work's benefit. But tell my OCD that which won't let me live with an idea longer than 6 months lol!
I agree some writing has to be left - to mature maybe - like a fine wine. With your OCD at least your ideas will never grow stale!
Wasn’t it Caroline Beck re Xmas Eve bulb planting?Gx
It is so apt that I received this today. I have, just this afternoon, returned to a project that I had put aside a month or so ago. I stupidly thought I’d left it all in good order and would be able to seamlessly continue. A few hours later I have at last made sense out of the pile of notes, books, scribblings and photographs. It had briefly crossed my mind to give up. It is so refreshing to know that we all feel overwhelmed at first in a situation like this!
So pleased you didn't give up. It's never easy picking up where we left off but its worth it!
You could be right - she definitely posted about planting fritillary recently - I'm not sure about the Christmas Eve story..