I hate exercise.  I really, really do. Unlike Michelle (who's a born jock), I'm a born Leo, and that means that I like nothing more than to lie around and do nothing more demanding than turning the page of a good book.  That said - I'm not twenty-two anymore, which is why I decided that my goal for this year was to actually start exercising. How's that going? Well, it hasn't been easy, and I can't say it's been fun, but after spending the past couple months on my hard-core (for me anyway) exercise routine, I've discovered that...it's actually not so bad.  Don't get me wrong - I'll never become a gym rat, but I've also discovered that the more I keep trying, the easier it gets.

So what does this have to do with writing? Maybe not that much, but how about this - the more you write, the easier it gets.  A lot of people ask me how to deal with writer's block, and honestly, I think there's only one way to deal with it: keep writing.  Even if you think what you're writing is crap, just keep doing it.  The worst thing you can do is to convince yourself that if the stuff coming out of you isn't "War and Peace", there's no point in putting pen to paper.  Believe me, I know how that goes - I once went through a period of writer's block that lasted five whole years. Thankfully, I got back on the writing horse, but that's only because I decided that no matter how uninspired I felt, I just had to keep writing.

 So my advice for the day?  Keep truckin'.

 

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