Actually was kind of nice to hear that everyone seems to be in the same boat. Misery is better shared, or something like that.
I enjoyed last class and the feeling of community it provided me in regards to my thesis. The conversation about writing strategies was familiar to me but has surprisingly helped. I was particularly inspired picturing Elmaz in her little backyard studio and how this is her writing location. Over the weekend I was finally able to procure a table/desk for my room. I locked myself in my room for 2 hours this morning and felt inspired by my desk and the lovely morning light. I wrote! I revised! It was a satisfying start to the day. I think that sitting down at this special new writing table with the strict intention to write (even took advice and turned off the internet) really made the difference. Doing it again tomorrow! It's midterm week for me though, and just as we talked about, it can be hard to prioritize this work.
I feel positive about the workshop last week as well. Very inspiring to see what everyone else is doing and was excited to see how engaged everyone was with one another's work. Thank you! Looking forward to hearing from you on what I'm working on.
I'm happy you got a new desk and felt comfortable in that space to write for two hours - it seems like a beautiful two hours of activity and sunlight when you needed it the most. It's inspiring me to get some sunlight in my room (Lord knows I need it since I'm always in pleasant darkness).
ReplyDeleteI'm also looking forward to reading your work for workshop and discussing it with you and everyone :)
Olivia! It was great to finally meet you in class last week! haha I'm definitely with you on the whole misery loves company thing! I'd been worried that I was the only one struggling so it was definitely nice to hear and talk with everyone who had been feeling the same way.
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous that you got a lovely new desk for your room! I really want one in my room at home but I have absolutely no space for it (the desire is weird to me since I have one here at the dorm and I never use it...) And I think just unplugging yourself from the internet and the outside world for a bit to just focus on your writing was a really good idea, that's what I tried to do this past weekend for a bit and found it really helpful! I hope midterms haven't taken too much of a toll on you and I'm looking forward to workshop with you and everyone else tomorrow!