The Best Excuses for Not Writing

1) The dog ate my notebook.

2) Wheel of Fortune is on.

3) I should do a couple of loads of laundry first.

4) I have nothing to say.

5) I have too much to say.

6) Don't I have to go to the store?

There are several million more.   They change each day.  They depend on the seasons.  They can be predicted by astrology.  They are in some way connected to Auto Mechanics.

There is always a good reason not to write, but none of them are good enough.

Each time we sit down and get the pen going, we find that something happens.  Words come out.  They make sentences.  They mean something.  They show us something we never knew.  Not only that, it's fun.

It's all in the doing.  And this is proven each time we overcome the resistance we have.  There are plenty of good reasons for not writing, but, for right now, let's forget them and give this writing thing a chance.