Why haven’t I written a blog entry since
February 23, 2010?
- I’ve been reading. All the Mary Janice Davidson, “Undead” books.
- I’ve been reading. Books for a workshop I participated in.
- I’ve been reading. Books.
- I didn’t receive the fellowship I applied for.
- I’ve been eating.
- I’ve been washing clothes.
- I’ve been going to garage sales.
- I haven’t been going to the casino.
- My allergies make my eyes water.
- My allergies make me sneeze.
- Too much rain. Too cold.
- Too much wine.
- Not enough wine.
- Love: what do I know about it?
- I’ve been watching movies.
- I’ve been watching television.
- I’ve been watching American Idol. I’ve been watching Dancing with the Stars.
- I have high blood pressure.
- I have high cholesterol.
- My good friend lives 45 miles from my house.
- I have four grandsons; two grandsons are two years old.
- Facebook.
- I can’t write while I’m on the treadmill.
- I like to feel guilty.
- The Goodwill has blue or red or green or yellow tag sales.
- I have an Ash tree in front of my house.
- I’m trying to stop smoking.
- I went shopping in Des Moines.
- I’ve been washing my hair.
- I can’t write and dance at the same time.
- I haven’t been dancing.
- I moved to the suburbs.
- I spilled black shoe polish on my carpet.
- I have too many dishes.
- Lori and I revised “Chinese Black White Women Got the Beat” and performed it for the fifth time.
- I went to a Phil Vassar concert.
- A new roof.
- New siding.
- Condo insurance went up.
- Can’t sleep.
- I have nothing to say.
- I talk to myself.
- I don’t know what to write about.
- I wrote, revised, and submitted a poem to an upcoming anthology.
- E-mail.
- Waiting for the phone to ring.
- I have to get away from my work computer at lunch time.
- I don’t have a laptop computer.
- Weekends are too short.
- Because.
If you haven’t been writing, ask yourself why? Send me your list.
Sherry Quan Lee
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 10:26 p.m.
Thank you for your kind words, Aundria. And, a great idea. Even mentors need mentors!
Sherry
Perhaps you just need an excellent writing mentor to help keep you on track. It worked for me!
25 Reasons Why I Don’t Write
1. I don’t have time
2. Wanna veg out in front of the TV
3. Reading a book for school
4. Reading a book for fun
5. Too nice outside
6. Don’t wanna face the truth
7. Don’t feel like it…today
8. What will it tell me
9. I’m tired
10. I’m working
11. I wish it were easier
12. What do I know?
13. I’ll cry
14. I’ll get angry
15. I won’t change
16. My life will be the same
17. I’ll miss my dad
18. I’ll miss my sister
19. Too much email and Facebook time
20. There ain’t nothing wrong with me…today
21. I feel happy
22. I am at peace w/who I am…today
23. Because…sometimes I just don’t feel like it
24. My friends are better at it than me.
25. I want it always to come out right the first time…
1. I’m so hot I could die
2. I’m tired
3. I’m hungry
4. I started running 2.5 miles 3 times a week
5. I stared a new web-site
6. I’ve been pitching story ideas like crazy
7. I’ve been interviewing people.
8. I’ve got that darn day job thing.
9. A girl needs to get out sometimes.
10 I can’t think of as many as Sherry…