Melanie Nilles

I love my kids.  I do.  Honestly…but when the baby won’t sleep, I’m about ready to go insane!  It steals my concentration from writing.

And thus, gives me ideas to write about.  How’s that for irony?

How do you write when you can’t?  Do you push through the blockage?  A few months ago I blogged about writer’s block.  This isn’t quite the same but it is similar.  In this case, it’s a matter of tuning out and focusing inward to release the tension blocking me from writing.  In my case, it involves blocking out the cause of the distraction.  Oddly, I find music through headphones, so I can hear nothing else, solves that problem.

I’m always writing, but I have to coddle the source of my creativity like a baby too.  Earlier today I went out for a long walk.  That felt great!  But it’s not enough.

So, how do you write amid distractions?  It’s not easy.  In fact, I don’t get much done, but I try.  I find that if I can focus just a little, the next time is easier.  Yes, I do have to treat my writing like a baby and give it attention like I would my children.  That’s my way of writing.  It’s about the focus.  I’ve been writing long enough that I know what works for me–music, usually new age.

You don’t need a quiet little corner.  You can write anywhere if you know how to focus on the story.  Some writers are better than others, but we all have the potential to learn.