I like my work... don't I?

This month, it’s all about the parts of being a writer, which people don’t often talk about. We’ve talked not wanting to write, edit, or read… but there’s another part of being a writer, another thing we don’t always like to do… and it’s the thing that often pays the bills.

Sometimes, I don’t like to work.

Yeah, yeah, who does? Work isn’t exactly the most fun topic on the table, but I wanted to make sure we fit it into the month.

For many writers (by which I mean most writers), writing isn’t the biggest breadwinner in our lives. We have jobs for that. Yeah, I do too. I’m an editor—that’s how I bring in the money to pay the bills between getting books on the shelves. And let me tell you, it’s extra difficult being an editor to make money for being a writer, because it’s not easy to switch back and forth between writer and editor brain.

We don’t like that we have to work, that writing isn’t the thing that makes us the big bucks. And for most of us, we weren’t ever under the allusion that writing would be the thing we made our living on. Really, writing is just something we love to do, and something we wanted to share with the world.

So, we have to work, or else we don’t have a way to keep writing books. We don’t want to live on the streets!

Unfortunately, this time I have difficulty telling you that you can take frequent breaks. But I do firmly believe that it’s okay to get tired of work, and that it’s okay to take a day off here and there.

Make sure you don’t waste those days off. Do something with them. Go somewhere. Do something fun, something you enjoy (whether that be writing or not).

Work is how we make our money, yes, but if we work too hard, we’re more likely to burn out along the way. If you have a good employer, they probably know this. And let’s face it, no employer can honestly expect their employees to be there every day of every week of every year. Employers expect that you will take time off, here and there. That’s normal. That’s life.

So use it.

Take some time off. Have a staycation. Better yet, go on a vacation.

Just do something. Don’t burn out, whether it be on work or on writing.

Let yourself breathe, let yourself relax, and let yourself get your mind off all the things you have to do. Your body will thank you, and believe it or not, your employer will probably thank you too.

After all, if you’re starting to burn out, it’s not good for business.

[love]

{Rani D.}

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