Comments on: When Writing Becomes an Act of Self-Care https://booksbywomen.org/when-writing-becomes-an-act-of-self-care/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:54:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Jeanne Felfe https://booksbywomen.org/when-writing-becomes-an-act-of-self-care/#comment-218795 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:54:53 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=42226#comment-218795 I can totally relate. I totally burned myself out and manifested an autoimmune disease. Seven years volunteering on the board of a writer’s group (president for 3 of those), many years struggling to write, finish, and publish novels. A few years editing, formatting books, and offering publishing assistance to new authors. It all piled up, and all came crashing down.

2022 has been my year to pull all the plugs and reclaim my writing life. Part of that included stepping away from almost everything writing related, including my own writing. I’ve worked on my mother’s memoir, but it’s her writing, so I am merely putting it together. Not that this is a small task, but it uses a different side of my brain.

My illness is now under control and I’m feeling better. My energy is returning and with it the faint call of my muse. 2023 will be my year to step back into writing, but this time with full respect for my time and energy.

Thanks for sharing your story.

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