Facing Failure

I didn't write anything good today which made me feel like a bit of a failure. Some days are like that. I'm fairly rusty after not writing much for quite some time. I must be patient and keep practicing in the hopes that it will gradually come back.

 Since I do want to post something every day for the challenge, I decided to post this lovely fall sky with an inspiring quote about failure on it instead. I feel like Thomas Edison as I look at my MS Word document full of ideas that went nowhere. Oh well! It happens.

Hopefully inspiration will return tomorrow as it wasn't around much today and my writing time is up for now.

I am writing a blog post a day for the NaMo challenge at YeahWrite for every day of November. http://yeahwrite.me/november-2015/
 

Comments

  1. StacieNovember 3, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    Don't beat yourself up! This is about the exercise of writing. Of just doing it. Not everything will be perfect. You got this :)

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    1. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 2:51 PM

      Thanks, Stacie. I appreciate the support. Yes, you are right. Just the exercise of writing is important.

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  2. Debbie D. November 3, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    Don't be so hard on yourself, Cat. ☺ You published a blog post and it's a success!

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    1. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 2:52 PM

      Thanks so much, Debbie. You're always so supportive and I appreciate it.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 3, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    Sometimes it's just not there and that's ok. I like to go for a walk when that happens. A lot of times something will come.

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    1. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 2:53 PM

      Thanks for your understanding. Yes, going for walks is a great idea. Just a change of scenery and exercise really helps for inspiration.

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  4. RajlakshmiNovember 4, 2015 at 2:50 AM

    Don't worry, the rhymes would flow again :)

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    1. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 2:53 PM

      Thanks, Raj. Hopefully my rhyming muse will return along with my fiction muse. They're off partying somewhere.

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  5. Shilpa GupteNovember 4, 2015 at 6:49 AM

    Oh, Cat, don't you worry. And, please do not think about yourself as a failure because you couldn't come up with a post today! We all have such days. Cheer up, sweetie! <3

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    1. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 2:54 PM

      Thanks for your understanding, Shilpa. Nice doing the challenge with you. We must support each other on those tough days.

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  6. PixieNovember 6, 2015 at 2:48 PM

    hugs!! And cheer up! It happens to the best of us!!
    I'm sure you will feel better soon!! hugs!

    This entire year my writing has been mediocre.. but I'm glad that my writing and I haven't given up completely!

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