A Change of Place

Sometimes it’s good to change places, no matter your daily pace.  See, I had to throw that pace word in there, lol.  

I’m an introvert like a lot of writers and poets, so it’s not my usual thing to want to go out and socialize at any time, and not just during this very unusual one we currently live in.  I am not the writer you will see camping out in a restaurant or coffee shop to write.  I am always curious about those who do.  I am sure it is beneficial to their writing experience and maybe it’s the only way they get the time to write.  I know I have to have my writing time scheduled in my writing nook so that’s what I usually do.

The other evening, though, I left my comfortable writing chair and my computer and instead met some friends to try a new place in town.  It’s not a bar or restaurant, but it serves a specialized type of food and so the atmosphere reflects it.  It was so refreshing to get out of my routine, to be in a different space for a while because I simply can’t achieve that same thing by watching a movie or TV show or putting away laundry for the umpteenth time.  For a few weeks, I had been unenthusiastic about writing anything or working on any of my projects.  But that quickly changed after I hung out for a few hours with my friends.  Now, this place was not crowded - a crowd around here is going to be 30 people or more in once place and chances are if there’s a crowd I won’t be in it unless I have to be.  (Yes, I’m a true introvert!)

This experience was just the jolt I needed to get my ideas churning again and to make plans on the current projects I’d been working on.  Like I like to say, sometimes it’s good to take yourself out of the usual equation and try a new formula.

While I was there, I didn’t think about anything except enjoying the music, the surroundings and the company of my friends. What do you do to get yourself motivated again with your writing?