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crankyoldman ([personal profile] crankyoldman) wrote2013-07-18 09:34 am
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Having a personal creative block

At least, I think I am. I've been ruminating on this all morning, because well, I have free time now that I've been working. And while I've been doing a lot more creative stuff at this job, it's not you know, MINE exactly. And I find myself not wanting to do much at all in my free time.

Rest is good, of course, but am I just in a lazy mood... forever? I haven't felt the need to write, or sew, or even play around with graphics or anything outside of work. I just come home and watch TV and if I'm feeling extra with it I read a book or play a videogame. I was starting to think it was because I stared at a screen all day, but that just doesn't seem to be the case MOST days (some days, like yesterday where I spent an entire day in Illustrator on a hugeass flow diagram... that counts as needing a break).

Ladyfriend pointed this out, because well, my participation in anything hobby related has dwindled. It was within the context of fanfic and while I maybe thought that hobby was simply something I was no longer interested in, that's really not the case. I still get stupid excited over reading fic and seeing reviews and things...

Any of you sorts out there know how to pace your creative energy better between a job and hobbies? Am I becoming unable to concentrate or something? It's just really weird and I think that it's a little more than a simple "not feeling into it".
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[personal profile] ser_pounce_alot 2013-07-19 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
sometimes mine is so bad i don't open my writing program for over 30 days, and sometimes i sit down and out of nowhere vomit out 10k onto it, after weeks of absolutely nothing. i think maybe it's a combination of everything that you thought and that other people have mentioned? but i can't figure mine out, either. lol