For this whole week, the UK has been going through a major heatwave. It is 9:07 in the evening and the temperature is 22 degrees Celsius (71.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Earlier in the day, it was 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 degrees Fahrenheit).
This is not the type of weather you would expect to find in the UK. This is the type of weather you would most likely find in the Caribbean. This weather has made me feel extremely hot, tired, and uninspired to write.
In fact, for a long time, I have been thinking about my writing career or lack thereof, and if it is worth pursuing. The last book I published was “The Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing” in July 2021. I have not written a new book since then.
My last blog post was written and published on 27 June 2022. It was just one of my short stories that I wrote about twenty years ago but was never published in the UK.
I caught Covid for the very first time about a month ago. Although it was mild, it still left me feeling extremely tired all the time. It made me feel too tired to write.
Considering how long it’s been since I wrote a new book and created a new blog post, I was asking myself if I should give up on my writing.
If I am honest, I haven’t felt inspired to write in a very long time. I have not lost the desire to write, but I just haven’t felt inspired to write anything. I’ve been having trouble finding a good topic to write about.
I’m sure many writers go through a similar phase of having writer’s block. But for me, it seemed like my writer’s block refused to go away.
But when I think about not writing anymore, it makes me feel unhappy. I love writing! I love writing about topics that help people. I love writing short stories, romance, and poetry.
I have thought about this for a long time and I have talked to my family and friends about it too. They have all convinced me that I should NOT stop writing.
They said that I shouldn’t stop because writing is my passion and they could see how much I enjoy it. This is a gift from God and I should not waste it. These were compelling reasons why I should not give up on something that I love.
Therefore, I have decided to keep on writing. But I still have the problem of not knowing what to write about. So I took the advice of author Louis L’Amour who said, “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” And that’s precisely what I’m doing now.
Let this original blog post be proof that I have broken the curse of writer’s block and I have decided to continue with my writing journey.
