I am writing this in an attempt to explain to the loved ones of writers that their need to write is a real need, often beyond the control of the writer.
Time is ticking, thoughts on paper and screen are flowing, nay I should say overflowing. It’s as if the inception of one line of thought pervades, grows and often times mutates into another germ. This germ, this ‘thought virus’ attacks the writers mind and it succeeds in infecting them. Its secret of success is that the writer actually wants to write. The writer is the perfect host ripe for infection. The writer – the one in for the long haul come what may – actually attracts the virus and readily hosts its surreptitious power. This power with the strength of armies programs the writers mind to such a degree that on occasions they no longer want to write. WHAT, you may say no longer wants to write? Moreover, this is where the virus takes hold. It mutates from the point of wanting to the unshakable point of needing to write status. Writers can find themselves in this status. It is a state where they wake in the morning and immediately proceed to think about the context of their next writing. If the virus is of a particularly strong, vain they may even wake in the night and take notes in that ever present notebook or Ipad beside the bed. Being infected means that in virtually every unoccupied waking minute writing pops in to the mind ready to be poured onto a page. For some writers, no matter how enjoyable, the day job can get in the way, especially if it is unrelated to the writing. The consequence of this is that once home your viral infection is competing to take your quality time away from you and your loved ones who may or may not have seen you all day. You may even find that whilst at home doing the household chores ideas pop into your head and the virus takes over once again. Does any of this sound familiar in any way?
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Author Paul Stretton Stephens
Paul is an Englishman who lives in Spain, where he is currently a Head Teacher in a secondary school by day and writes by night. His writing projects currently include articles, fiction, Young Adult (YA), short stories, children’s stories, and poetry.
Paul can be contacted as follows:
www.penofpaul.com
www.facebook.com/paulstrettonstephens
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