I subscribe to Jane Friedman's excellent newsletter and the recent article, "Writing from the Bottom Rung." by guest writer Lisa Cooper Ellison hit home (if the link doesn't work, go to her website and search her blog for that title).
Jane discussed Maslow's hierarchy of needs: the bottom rung is food, shelter, and warmth, the top is self-actualization, where creativity happens.
Like many of us, she hasn't been writing either. She reasoned it out: If the bottom rung is where we are living during this pandemic, then we can't expect to support a productive writing habit.
Make sure that rung is strong enough to support your weight, Jane advised, before trying to move up.
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