Some Thoughts on Procrastination
Substack and Story-Writing
Is Substack a new way for me to procrastinate? I have a blog I started way back in 2006, and I wrote a lot. I used to post all the time. What if I had spent that time writing a novel or short stories?
Maybe I wasn't ready for that.
The year I started my blog, I got married. Soon after, I had children. Work, responsibilities, busy, busy, busy. Blogging was a fun break.
I think I’ve decided… When I have something non-fiction-esque to say, I can say it here, on Substack.
Why not on the blog anymore? Well, I will cross-post there, but this platform offers something different. It's like a blog, MailChimp and Twitter (old Twitter) rolled into one. So far, I like it. Will that change? Well see.
It's also done a good job of enabling my procrastination. I need to create a limit for myself, since querying my fantasy novel and writing my gothic novel are my priorities. I don't want my new Substack to whither and die, therefore I think I should also set a minimum for myself. Three posts/articles/letters per month. I don't want to get districted: maximum six. I'd like to average four posts per month / once per week. That's reasonable, right? Will that change? Probably.
Does this count? It's just me thinking out loud (on fake paper).
It probably counts.
How do you procrastinate?
LOL!
Ahhhh... procrastination - my "other" best friend ;)
Depending on what I "should" be doing will determine the kind of procrastination I launch myself into. Sometimes, it's working on other things like baking or building a new craft desk (last week), but other times it's getting lost on social media. Rarely do I get trapped in front of a TV except when I'm super sick.