Procrastination is a fine art. How should I avoid my writing, you ask? Here are some simple tips.
- Clean the house. You know it needs doing, right? What better time to start than when that blank page is staring you in the face?
- Straighten your desk. How can you work on a cluttered surface?
- Wash clothes. Everybody needs clean clothes.
- Wash your hair. And the rest of you, too. Who likes a smelly author?
- Walk the dog. They expect it, after all.
- Feed the cat. They also expect it.
- Wax the car. You need a shiny automobile for those book tours you’ll be doing.
- Hop online. It’s only for a few minutes. How much time can Facebook eat up, anyway?
- Fix lunch. Everybody needs to eat.
- Go buy groceries. See Number 9.
- Fix that leak in the sink. Who can write with that annoying noise?
- Wallpaper the bedroom. Or paint it. You need inspiration, and those old walls just aren’t doing it.
- Sharpen all your pencils. How can you write with a dull pencil?
- Knit an afghan. Or crochet one. Your knees might get chilly while you’re writing.
- Clean the bathroom. Wait, this is getting entirely too ridiculous!
Quit wasting time and get back to that manuscript!
I fight lack of confidence and use a hundred excuses. When I start it is rewarding and productive.