Being Distracted While Writing

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016     by Robin Luftig     10 Comments

Distractions when writing is one of the greatest challenges for a new or struggling author. Pretty colors. Cleaning the oven. Organizing your closets. The strangest distractions can seem important when ideas aren’t flowing. Or perhaps the more visible success of fellow writers has you in a bit of a funk.
Snap out of it!

Regain your focus. Remember what your purpose is. Revisit the reason you decided to sit at the keyboard in the first place.
Take a break if you need it. Read this post if you’d like. But get back to work. You’ll be glad that you did.
And now I need to get back to work, too. <smile>

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  1. suchsmallseeds says:
    March 5, 2017 at 12:41 am

    This is so true! Thanks for sharing. A short and sweet post that reminds me to keep distractions short and sweet as well. : )

  2. beckielindsey says:
    October 3, 2016 at 12:33 pm

    Robin, I needed this one. Only now I’m feeling guilty about my dirty oven. It will have to wait. I have writing to do. Ha ha!
    Blessings!

    • Robin Gilbert Luftig says:
      October 3, 2016 at 1:14 pm

      Thanks for leaving a comment!
      Those ovens! A successful writer once told that writers should strive to do what only we can do. If someone else can clean the oven, let them do it. Writing is a gift from God. (but be prepared to have a dirty oven for awhile, too.)
      Hugs!

  3. mitchteemley says:
    September 27, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    I say more, but I have writing to do. ;>)

  4. jerushaagen says:
    September 27, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    Yep, this is me right now, Robin. I needed some straight-talking. Thanks! 🙂

  5. Robin Gilbert Luftig says:
    September 27, 2016 at 11:34 am

    Thanks for commenting, Joanna. Isn’t it nuts? Why do we put off using the gifts God has blessed us with? It’s a mystery. It’s almost October. Where did the time go? Time to buckle down and get focused.

    • Joanna Lynn says:
      September 28, 2016 at 8:58 am

      So true. I started the year saying this would be the year and, while I’ve done a lot in getting the blog going, I haven’t taken the next steps. I agree. Buckling down!

  6. Joanna Lynn says:
    September 27, 2016 at 11:25 am

    This seems to be the subject that is coming to me over the past week. I think God is telling me something – to get serious with my writing as my job, not a hobby.

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