I went on another blogging and overall writing hiatus this last year due to extreme health issues, after which I had to find myself again after enduring something so incredibly traumatic. It's been a whirlwind of a ride, and I keep finding myself at odds with my writing due to chronic writer's block as a result. I'm not sure how to get myself out of it, because none of my typical tactics are working. So I keep finding new projects to throw myself into.
I started Celebrate Nature, a 100% organic, cruelty free, and vegan line of various products for a healthy home & body. I've really been diving into my fellowship I created back in 2018. Despite the writer's block, I'm also in the process of creating an autobiography. Something I've tried over and over again to do, but it's so hard to write about my trauma in a non-fictional setting. To say it's difficult is a serious misnomer and understatement. I've also been sending out my finished sci-fi manuscript to publishing houses. I've gotten incredible feedback, but no hits yet. Although some of the feedback has suggested I make a few plot changes, hence the current writer's block I'm now battling because even though they're right, I'm struggling to figure out how to direct the book to where I know it needs to go vs. where I want it to go.
I'd get out of my head if I could, but the normal routes of how I used to do that are currently unavailable to me. So it's a bit frustrating. But no, I'm not giving up. If there's anything I'm not, it's a quitter. I just have to find new routes, and hopefully get back my creative brain in the process 💖🌷
