Motivation

Once again, summer has been keeping me busy. I find myself swamped with things to do, and usually those things don't involve writing. When I'm unmotivated (and would prefer to sit on the couch and watch TV), then writing doesn't get done. I know that if I sit down and start writing, the motivation and creativity will come.

Part of me even wonders if my lack of motivation is fear based, mainly the fear of success. The novel I'm writing now seems to be flowing smoothly, but, once I get into the groove of it, I feel scared of what it might become, or what it might not become. I don't want it to sound lame or have the basic run-of-the-mill style.

I certainly don't want my work to be the hokey style of one New York Times Best Selling author. For some reason, I've read 4 of her books. Each book is pretty much the same, except the character's names have been changed. I can't understand how she became a best selling author. In the same breath, I can't figure out why I've read four of her books. Maybe it's my reminder to not write like she does.

In some small way, this author has inspired me to do better. I suppose we all need a good author and a bad author to keep us pursuing our writing dreams.