What to Do When You Have No Motivation to Write

“Just write” per se is not always working

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I have always envied people who are motivated to show up. They are persistent and they grit their teeth and they just do it, no matter how much they hate it, how depressed they are, how desperate their days look.

I take pride in being a highly disciplined individual, I know how to show up and I know how to work hard and writing is my vocation.

But recently, I lost my motivation to write.

Gasp!

I have perfectly valid explanations — yet they still sound like excuses. I have reasons that cannot be questioned, but I am questioning myself — making me feel bad about my laziness.

I took upon a new project — a very hectic film production with an ad agency, with all its ups and downs. My love-hate relationship with advertising is justified.

With my regular client we are going through a planning period, and as the end of the fiscal year is approaching the tension is rising, makes it more difficult to work without stress. I am stressed out. I am scared I might be losing my client — and while I know it’s not a real worry, it still makes me anxious.

I took a few days off from work to travel, to spend time with my friends, to…