You know you want to write, but…
1. The dishes need doing.
2. I just have to finish this Angry Birds level.
3. The day has a “y” in it.
4. It’s sunny outside.
5. The garden needs weeding.
6. You won’t believe this, but three weeks ago I was kidnapped by aliens and I’ve only just got back and it was, well, so traumatising that I really can’t get any writing inspiration.
7. No reason.
8. It’s time to go to the supermarket.
9. See (1).
10. Can’t be assed.
Copyright © Matthew Wright 2013
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Matthew Wright 
Yeah, that happens sometimes. You want to write, already have ideas you want to develop, but for some reason, you don’t get started.
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It’s true. Sometimes my writing wouldn’t go ‘voom’ if I put 50,000 volts through it.
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More research. I have to do more research. I just don’t know enough to write sensible fiction about (writer’s pick).
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Well, it could be worse, there are authors who research themselves into oblivion and STILL can’t write sensible fiction! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Sleepy Book Dragon and commented:
I think we have all made these excuses before.
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Even the one about aliens? 🙂
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Sometimes, it does feel like that! xD
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#6 isn’t an excuse. You can write about the experience. It will both defuse the trauma and it sounds like a kickass story (if perhaps a little overdone by now…)
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All I can think of by way of plot is that very early episode of “Southpark’… 🙂
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#3 is the most reasonable, I think.
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And frequent… 🙂
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The honey do list, the daddy do list, the boss looking over your shoulder at work, or the cat is sleeping on my keyboard. Just few others. 🙂
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We used to have a cat whose favourite place was on the keyboard. But only if I was trying to type.
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The sad thing is that I have actually used some of these excuses.
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Me too. Though not the alien one for some reason. 🙂
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You’ve inspired me – http://inkhammer.wordpress.com/my-top-ten-lame-excuses-for-not-writing/.
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Those days ending in Y get me every time!
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Good list. You forgot–the baby’s crying (doesn’t matter if you have one or not, there’s a baby crying somewhere); after my nap; I have a headache; after I check my email.
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Oh yes! They’re good ones too.
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