Who knew procrastination was such an effective writing tool? Here's a snippet from my post at Romance Writer's Revenge:
Every once in a while I feel like I’ve run out of blog post ideas. I can think of plenty of topics, but I seem to shoot them down the instant they appear, before they have a chance to make it safely to that part of my brain where they can incubate, and possibly hatch into something interesting.
It’s put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me, until I finally realized what was wrong: I was thinking too far ahead.
I was trying to PLOT, rather than PANTS.
If there’s one thing I know about myself, it’s that I can’t plan things more than a few days ahead of time, and even when I do, it’s gonna be in pencil—while I’m brandishing an eraser in my other hand.
That’s when I realized I needed to call upon a higher power: The Power of Procrastination.
You can read the entire post at "Behold, the Power of Procrastination". But don't wait too long!
Donna, I tried to comment at the other place, but it wouldn't let me scroll lower than a certain point, comment box not included.
You are witty, and I had more than a few moments of amusement at my own expense while reading your post,but... while I *excel* at procrastination, I no longer enjoy it. That's probably because our definitions differ. When I'm not working out of avoidance, rather than skillfully building suspense and excitement, it's an unsweet victory.
But I knew what you meant and you said it all so well anyway. ;)
Posted by: Jan O'Hara | October 21, 2010 at 06:53 PM
Jan, I'm sorry it didn't let you comment. Wonder what happened? Mmm. I will investigate!
I have to admit I do not enjoy procrastination, so it was definitely all tongue-in-cheek. I do my best to work with the procrastination tendencies AND try to banish them at the same time. LOL (Amazingly, my post on procrastination was the one I finished and posted the earliest!)
Posted by: Donna Cummings | October 21, 2010 at 07:21 PM