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When I jumped back into writing after a five-year hiatus, I rarely took breaks. I convinced myself to be successful, I had to plow forward no matter what. Except plowing forward didn’t include burnout. I came to realize writers should—must—take breaks or accept premature defeat. We weren’t created to work 24-7 without recharging our batteries for a time or sometimes for …
If you write, do you ever find yourself turning off your words? I mean, really? If you’re able to do that, then I salute you! For me, I don’t know that the words ever “turn off.” I’ve gotten better about keeping things in their proper perspective, and I am learning to compartmentalize a wee bit better. That’s not to say that …
