you’re alive! hopefully the fact that i can send this means you’re not terminated!

apparently ive scared multiple people by following them from @marchdove and here i am to inform: nah im fine, just thinking about moving and as such have started customizing my new blog

hi abby! how do you balance writing and your education?? i’m in college right now and i always feel too drained to write ):

hey anon! 

this is a tough question, mostly because i would say i haven’t figured this out. i come at this with the bias of not enjoying school, so writing has always been an escapist thing for me, and when i was taking a full course load i absolutely didn’t manage a good balance. i was the person writing in the back of the classroom, which wasn’t ideal. struggling with undiagnosed mental illness and this obsessive love for writing made it really hard to focus on anything else. i’d like to think i’d do better in the classroom now that i’m medicated, but as is i’m taking a very light courseload. 

here’s the most important thing to remember in busy seasons from what i’ve learned: if the story is important, it will still be there for you when you have time and brain space for it. don’t put crazy pressure on yourself to write if you have other demands on your time, and don’t feel guilty for using your free hours to recharge rather than write. everything you do in your life is building your skills as a writer, and sometimes that’s just having life experiences and working hard at the tasks in front of you. 

(if you’re really desperate to write but you never seem to be able to find the time/energy, set yourself really low goals. 50 words a day. just 50. start there. sometimes starting is the hardest part.)