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Glad to see you are taking time to relax and enjoy the summer!! It's always fun to be propelled off the roadblock of writing.
DL Larson

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Morgan,
Sounds like you had a wonderful and well-earned vacation. You shouldn't feel guilty about taking a respite from work of all kinds. My writing is usually generated by my characters, and sometimes they tend to take vacations without telling me. I'm left at home without the stimulation I need to write. Do I feel guilty? No...when they come back, I'll be busy and wish they'd leave again for at least a weekend.

MORGAN--that's what vacations are for. We did that two weeks ago, but only for four days. Yes, we're both retired, but both of us have involvements that seems like work much of the time. I did not take a computer, and the time away felt like sweet freedom.
I don't have a strict writing schedule--I don't have a schedule for anything, except when I promo, that gets to be like a schedule, but very sproradic. If I had to write on a schedule, I couldn't, wouldn't do it. Good questions. Celia

Hi Morgan,

I am very strict with my writing schedule at home. However, I bend the rules in these instances: when there's a family function, when there's a family need that's time sensitive, when I'm sick, or when I'm away from home. In each of those instances, my time is not my own. I find it frustrating to expect to write on vacation. I need those breaks. Heck, that's what vacation is, a rest from your daily activities. And many of us forget that while writing often doesn't pay as well as a day job, it is a heavy time commitment. We all need breaks.

Don't feel guilty that you took one. You may surprise yourself at how rejuvenated you feel when you get back in the groove.

Sounds to me like a vacation was just what you needed. Sometimes not writing can make you a better writer, just by giving you a chance to step back and refocus.

Morgan,
I agree with the comments above, a break means total freedom to do as we please.
I don't have a set schedule, I don't want writing to be a chore, I want it to be an adventure, a break from reality. But I do feel guilty if I don't write at least a little bit everyday.
Margot Justes
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