Emotional Healing Through Writing

Part of my writing goal today was to work on a breakthrough I had with my main character for Love is a Fickle Thing, and to write out another breakthrough I had with another character from the first series that made me take myself as a writer seriously; The Truth series.


I wrote a personal journal entry last night and discovered the parallel between myself and my Romaine. I used that struggle to focus her problems and produced over 500 words in about 20-ish minutes.


Then, I utilized Pinterest to focus on inspiring challenges this week and one of the titles to a Pin is How To Heal Yourself Emotionally Through Writing, so I Pinned that to my Today board and found it perfect given personal emotional issues I have been dealing with and drudging through. As before, with what made me start writing Charlotte's story in the Truth series, I used my emotional pain in writing as a form of therapy and release. How fitting now as I pour a central figure in my life into one of Charlotte's, and what a beautiful dramatic backstory is shaping simply from this pouring of emotional release. I heal myself in abstract ways through writing. It is wonderful to be two-fold productive by taking care of myself and increasing word count. Over 800 so far in a short spurt of writing for the Truth series. I could add more but have to stop because I wanted to get this short blog in before I have to get ready to leave for a family night at Chik Fil A.


I feel sick, I want to stay in bed and write, but I also want to have a nice night away from the house with my family. Modern day dilemmas, eh?


I had a goal of writing 1,000 words today and I met that so I am happy even though I wanted it all to be toward LIAFT, but, there is still more time in the day and less than 500 words to meet that goal. Maybe 1000 for each today? It is doable. Especially if I shut myself off in the bedroom after my little one is in bed. I am grateful for a supportive husband who understands my need to write.


Until next time...