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Diary Of Being A Writer; Week 82
It was all about filling the well and I feel okay about not getting any tangible writing done. Possibly even grateful.
Renee Zellweger was on Graham Norton last night and she made me fall for her when she talked about needing a break from acting because she was ‘boring herself’. It is worth watching because she described that little negative, nagging, nasty voice many of us have really well. Renee went on to say that it was ridiculous to keep acting without doing some living in between. Apparently that is what she did, she went and filled the creative well. And it looks like she may win an Oscar for her efforts.
I was talking about my one regular job the other day, well whinging about it actually because I love the one day a week, but I often end up doing two or three or even four days a week, and that isn’t what I want. Not only do I have other work but I want to write. However, I wouldn’t give up that one day because it is good for me, I get out of the house, and I interact with other people. Something I wouldn’t necessarily do during the week otherwise. And the great thing is that all those people at my work are artistic and creative so it is a joy to have conversations about art, writing, film, TV and the other minutiae of life. It gets me out of my head and into another space. I do things with excel…
