Do you need a break? From what?

Daily writing prompt
Do you need a break? From what?

I could use a break from feeling like I’m putting in a lot of work for very little gain.

It’s frustrating, quite frankly, to work on something day after day, year after year, and feel like you’re barely making any headway with it. In a world where things seem to change overnight and the internet is teeming with new ideas and everyone wants to be self-employed at their dream job, it’s beginning to feel impossible.

While I’m really good about getting a blog post up every day and being consistent about my writing goals, I’m also leaving space for those days when it feels more productive to go organize my kitchen.

At least then I can feel like I accomplished something.

I’m not saying I’m backing down, at least that is I’m not quitting. But it might be time for me to stop and enjoy more of the little things in life and let go of the dream (at least a little bit). Danielle and Lothar are particularly important to me, but do I need to make money off of them for them to be important?

Probably not.

No one is saying I can never write about them ever again, even if I never share it with anyone.

To any of my premium content people out there, thank you so much for your support. You’re the reason I keep going, and don’t worry, I’ll still get your stories to you. I wrote ahead on purpose in the event that I needed to take a writing hiatus at some point.

I just get tired is all, and it’s a hell of a lot of work, for very little gain.

15 responses to “Do you need a break? From what?”

  1. I feel the same way. Like no matter how hard I push, there is so little reward. We have to band together and do this. Not for anyone else. Just for ourselves. Hugs. 🤗

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    Darcy Branwyn

    I’ll second that! 😊

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  3. must be something in the air because I been feeling highly frustrated at life in general these last few days.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    February blues? Maybe spring will bring more hope.

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  5. Congratulations to you.. Thank you for beautiful words and sharing 👏👏🕊🕊💯

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Welcome and thanks. 😊

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  7. I need a break from work pressure but it’s tough to take .😊

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    Darcy Branwyn

    I know. 🤪😊😵‍💫

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  9. 🥴🥴🥴

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  10. Sometimes saying no to a project or taking a step back is important for your success.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    It is. Thank you.

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  12. I feel your frustration. You work really hard at this.

    Your stories are yours alone. They’ll always be there for you. I think you may be one of the best writers on here, but I don’t know if that means your stories will pay your rent. If you’re an artist, I think that what has value and what can earn money are two very different things. Being okay with that can be very freeing. After all you can’t take it with you, but there are lots of people that can’t create it while they’re here, and I would rather have that.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thank you. I appreciate your feedback. It’s true though, some crazy stuff makes a lot of money but maybe isn’t all that useful in the end. 🤪

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  14. one step at a time, fail forward

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    Darcy Branwyn

    lol. Yup!

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