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BC blog, 2/17
🕑 Added 2019-02-17 17:27:09 +0000 UTCHey all, I want to apologize.
First off, I should have the next Nora chapter out today. Thank God.
However, I'm aware my productivity has slowed down. Again. I have lots of excuses. I'm a newlywed, family is visiting, Anthem just came out...
But these are just excuses. In the past, no matter what was happening, I still found time to write.
The truth is that I'm in a creative slump and have been since about Dec of last year. I've been trying to work my way through it. Like, I can still write, but it's like wringing juice from an orange that's already been drained. My motivation is pfbbbt too. The final product I create is still up to my standards, but getting there requires more time, more iterations, and makes me more tired.
A few author friends have offered to help, and I appreciate them, but I think this is something I need to just work through. I'm hitting the wall hard, not giving up, and I'm confident I will break through. One reason for that is I don't make excuses for myself...not serious ones, anyway.
If there were one reason I had to point to for all of this, I think I'd suggest the unseasonably cold, shitty winter. I have always gotten seasonal depression, and this year has been a doozy.
Anyway guys, this is me, owning up for my shitty productivity lately. A lot of you have been voting with your wallets, lowering your patronage or stopping altogether. I've gotten the message, but I'm not sure there is anything I can really do about it for another week or two.
Until then, I will just keep trying to chip away at this massive anchor I have around my creativity and keep moving forward. For everyone who is patient with me, thank you so very much. For everyone who needs to take a break from Patreon, I totally understand. No guilt.
-BC
Comments
Robert Brandt
You have my full confidence ser. Your writing has been, and continues to be, exemplar of all that is great is scifi/fantasy. Creativity can be hard, I'd rather have a quality product than quantity crap. Also congratulations on your marriage!
Jacob Santos
Congrats on getting married! You could always do what the Sanderson does and work on another project. I think it works as there isn't any expectation and you are free to do as you wish. Then again I am also in a slump when it comes to coding projects. I am starting to think I should see a professional for that shit. Looking forward to the next chapter release!
Kevin McKinney
Do what you need to do.
Rich Wilson
So about that origin name for anthem....
Chet Sandberg
We believe in you. I have another writer friend who has written his last five novels in total burnout. He says it's sort of like piloting an aircraft in heavy clouds. You know the basics and you trust the machinery. Eventually, he got professional help, which—of course—made it worse at first.
