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That one week everything went right and it felt weird, then the next week nothing worked. Which do you trust more?
So I had this bizarre experience last month where for about 5 days straight everything just clicked. I wrote 8,000 words on my novel, got a call back from an agent, and even found a solid prompt online that sparked a whole new short story. It felt like I was cheating or something, like the universe was finally on my side. But then the next week hit and I couldn't string two sentences together, my laptop crashed, and I lost half of that writing. I keep wondering, is that good streak just a fluke that sets you up for a crash, or is the bad week the real test of whether you're a writer? Because I felt like a fraud after the bad week, like the good one didn't count. Which side do you think tells you more about your actual skill, the high or the low?
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drew69024d ago
Started clean shaving after a good week once and ended up with razor burn so bad I couldnt talk for two days. Funny how the highs make you think you've got it figured out, then reality punches you right in the face.
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Read something once that said the bad weeks pay for the good ones.
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