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Q&A I feel suddenly disconnected from my writing. Time for a break?

I’ve been working on a first draft of a project since January and have been steadily working on it for hours a day every day since then. Basically spending all of my free time on the project. Now...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by JennyDee‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:45:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar JennyDee‭ · 2019-12-08T08:45:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
I’ve been working on a first draft of a project since January and have been steadily working on it for hours a day every day since then. Basically spending all of my free time on the project.

Now for the past week I’ve felt a sudden disconnect from it bordering on disinterest. I suppose I’ve gotten it into my head that I need to work on it every day or else it will never reach completion. But every time I sit down to write I just can’t. It’s not that I don’t know what I want to write next; I’ve outlined and know exactly where the story is going. I just can’t seem to write properly at the moment.

I definitely don’t want to give up on the project as I’m about 75% done. I still love the story as well and would love to see it reach completion. But I just can’t seem to continue right now. Is this a sign I should take a break? I’m upset that this has happened. I’ve been so excited about this project for years.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-06T18:18:07Z (over 6 years ago)
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