I have really been struggling as a writer lately. The issue is not an unwillingness or lack of desire to write but instead the inability to conjure a significant schedule in the absence of a concrete work schedule. The problem could solve itself–I go back to teaching in a matter of days–but the problem could also be complicated by the additional work.
As deadlines loom close I wonder why it has come down to deadlines lately. I used to be able to churn out material long before the due date. Lately I beat a path up to the minute work is due. This is a problem that needs to be corrected.
I’ll be spending a lot of my thought processes in the coming months trying to figure it out…
Some Thoughts:
- Finishing up my reading list for Mythology 251 I discovered that I needed to add a last piece: Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. The way King weaves a wealth of myth and folktale in and out of his own mono myth is breathtaking.
- I was thinking about the name Hitler the other day. I’ve never ever met anyone or heard about anyone with that last name. Think about that. The actions of one man destroyed an entire surname. I mean, even the Mussolini line continues on.
- Ready for the semester–psychologically. That is the one part that matters. Good timing too. I need the money.
- I think I’ll dress better this semester, because why the heck not.
- Getting sick. Not a fan of that. Ain’t nobody got time for that.