In the Mood

"A writer turns cranky when she can't write." Susan Sontag. And not just that, but glum and empty-feeling. Writing deprivation definitely affects our moods. That's why when we don't, or due to circumstances can't write, we feel less alive.

Writing invigorates us. In the current parlance, it 'gets the juices flowing.' For the writer, the act of setting down words into some particular order engages the senses, excites the imagination. Call it the thrill of the chase; the chase being something put down just right.

Robert Olen Butler once said to be a serious writer you must write every day. Nice goal, but it isn't always possible for everyone. Keep writing anyway.