Inspiration…
I’ve been trying to write even when I’m not inspired. In the fewest words possible: it is not very easy.
That said, I have been sitting down to write when I feel no inspiration, and nothing comes of it. …or so little and so empty, that I don’t feel inclined to continue. In the last week (since my last post), I have tried five times to write and all I get are short drabblings. I hope they will be useful at a later stage when I feel inspired but find myself without material.
Something I’ve noticed… Every so often I like to play “Bully” (a/k/a “Canis Canem Edit”) and it always seems to inspire me… to write a school sandbox. And I am holding off on making one for a number of reasons. The largest of those reasons is my already full platter of projects… though I may include some of the concepts into another game. On the flip side, it is a small-ish project which is what I’m supposed to do before working on bigger projects. Tough call here.
In other news: My employer is willing to pay for me to learn skills which may be handy in my profession. Lucky for me that includes programming languages (some). Unlucky, they don’t don’t pay/provide some of the tools to make my life easier. If I want a good dev environment and tools, I must supply my own. Also unlucky, not a lot of time… right now…
Holiday break is coming up and the company I support takes a winter break. So… lucky, I guess. *grin*
So what’s next? That’s a tough call. Honestly… I want to see a few of my projects come closer to completion. Since inspiration is not a factor, right now, I have options. I’m not at the whim of my subconscious’ fancy. Actually, I know what I’m going to work on. (A long-term writing project.) …and that will suffice to meet my fiction “requirement”. And for my programming side… I’ll revamp the inventory control code I wrote for The Game.
I was looking at my old code… and while ‘inspired’ it did work… but it is some ugly, ugly code. It needs help.
Yes, a game will be forthcoming from me… but I cannot say when. Seriously. Don’t know.
…so many ideas… and so little discipline to get it done.
Heh! If I say I need discipline, I know several people who would be willing to give me some. Must watch my words!
Tah! for now.
TL;DR — Same-same. More insight. Not feeling inspired but pushing through… slowly. Teaching myself discipline because I don’t want others to teach me… at least not right now.
— Cam
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