Not Writing is Hard

I'm not trying to brag, but you know you've fully developed a habit when you end up doing something even though you told yourself you're not going to do it.

I guess what I'm saying is that I'm addicted to writing now.

After writing 90,000+ words in the last month, I got up this morning and told myself that today, I wouldn't write. You're supposed to take a break every once in a while, right? It should be good to do other things, clear your brain out a little, so you can come back to writing with a new perspective, feeling relaxed and refreshed, your brain having magically worked out how to get from plot point A to plot point B.

I intended to do some housework, maybe do a little candle making (I've been experimenting with making scented candles). But after I've had my morning coffee, I instinctively sit down in front of my computer, and I have to remind myself, I'm not allowed to write today.

So, what do I do instead? I start the blog I've been intending to start because I know I tend to get too chatty in my fanfics' author's notes, and I want to spare readers that headache by giving myself another outlet. I was just going to set it up and let it sit there, but then the front page looks so empty, and there's that message, which to me looks too much like a challenge: "There's nothing here!"

Challenge met, I guess. Now I should go clean off my desk, list some of my old junk on eBay, or try to find the right balance of atlas cedar, cassia, and vanilla to add to my soy wax.