BREAK

            After doing this since 2012, I decided it was okay to take a break for a few weeks. It’s not like I had a lot going on during the holidays, but not having to think of any new articles for a few weeks was a nice rest. Here in 2024 it’s time to get going again.

I LOVE TO WRITE

            There’s no doubt I love to write but since I’ve had no particular ideas or feelings to get out, all I did during this time was do the final tweaks to an old/new short story I wrote called The UFO. It’s fiction but 75% true.

            The UFO started as a short story a few years ago and I submitted it to our annual Henderson Writer’s Group anthology but it never made the cut. It was far enough back I lost the original critique e-mail results due to a new computer, so I had to rely on memory and a real fresh outlook. This time I also read (or maybe re-read) it to the writer’s group and got some great feedback. This I (mostly) incorporated into the story.

            Outside of that, my prime writing came as Facebook posts.

            Not a whole lot, but something.

IT DOESN’T HURT TO TAKE A BREAK

            Taking a break doesn’t mean you’ve lost interest in writing. There’s no reason to create artificial deadlines to keep motivated, especially if you’re not on a publication schedule (which I’m not right now). A breather gives you a chance to ponder other ideas, new ideas, nothing at all.

            A fresh take doesn’t hurt.

SUMMARY

            DO NOT feel guilty about taking a break.

            See you many times in the future.

            Happy writing!