I loved the prompt for Insecure Writer’s Support Group and thought it was a perfect timing for me to do an update. So, first things first, here’s the IWSG question:
What creative activity do you engage in when you’re not writing?
For me, I think it’s best to describe what I do as my non-writing activity in photographs. Here’s what my go-to creative thing when I’m not doing creative writing:
I LOVE DIY kits! The above photo is a glimpse inside one I did about a year and a half ago. And my has that love grown!
And here’s another shot of my living room right now:
So (ignore the fact that I need to vacuum), that kit under that table, the kit on the second shelf of my bookcase, and three kits on the top of my bookcase are only the beginning. I have a ton by my bedside and another one in the living room that isn’t pictured here. This is my go-to creative outlet when I’m not fiction writing. My mom and I also love adding small lights around the living room, so when we sit down to watch a movie at night, we can turn the big living room light off, and let our small lights shine. It’s a really lovely atmosphere!
Here’s the one I’m working on now. It will look like a treehouse.
I’ve been in kind of an “overhaul” mind frame as the year draws to a close. I kind of want (and need) to start 2025 on a different footing. It’s hard to say what I mean, but this weekend, I trimmed back on some freelance work, mainly the lowest-paying stuff that didn’t really add anything for me. It’s not that I’m completely cutting things out because I certainly have enough on my plate. I’m just trying to be kinder to my stress levels. I even declined a writing job I thought I would take. But I was thinking about it over the weekend, and I realized it would be one thing too many on my plate.
I’m also contemplating stepping away from a writing group I was in for several years. It just seems that I don’t do well talking excessively about my writing projects with the mindset I’m in right now. It seems I am in a transitory period. Although, I don’t have a real reason to feel that way. I just do.
Maybe it’s a sign of a change coming; who knows? I believe God often prepares our hearts before something in particular happens, and who knows what He will bring into my life this new year.
So, what’s your non-writing creative outlet? I’d love to hear about it!
I like the idea of doing the DIY kits. Beautiful. Remember, “there is nothing more certain than change.” My mom always told me that, and it is so true. We are always changing. Happy IWSG Blog Hop Day!
When a writing group started, to meet in the Carnegie library in our nearest town, I tried to keep my New Year’s Resolution. Creep out of shell, just for an hour or two, meet new people… The first meeting was in February, and I couldn’t find anyone. None of the Library staff seemed able to help., but I made it to the next meeting. Two long tables, parallel, and the class teacher, very strict and formal, directed me to tell the class about myself. Couldn’t say a word, made some excuse, left
How to say I find people really, really stressful, especially after ID fraud ?
The most creative project recently has been creating a book cover for my new book House of the Ghost Child., with my husband and two cousins – all far more creative than me.