Hi, it’s me again with another entry. Let’s go!
Today is a bit different, though, since I have a topic to write about, and I’m too exhausted to even come up with one. Which is a weird statement coming from a guy who wrote 3 Generically Obscure Advice to Come Up With a Topic. Looks like it didn’t work in my case today.
It happens sometimes. This is a peculiar state of mind where I just can’t think of anything to write about, and after staring at the screen for a while just have to admit today is the day when I’m out of topics. Not a big deal, it happens from time to time. The main thing in such a situation is not to give up, and move on. After all, the challenge of daily writing has its own merits. Running out of topics from time to time is one of them.
Why do I consider it to be a merit? Well, the answer is pretty simple. The beauty of the current situation is that it teaches you to work with what you have. Instead of backing off and taking sweet time to think of something, only to come up with a brilliant idea not to write anything at all, you have no such luxury. When you have to write every day, you have to write something every day. Simple, right?
And yes, I know people won’t notice, I’m not on the level where every my stunt is watched, and people can’t wait for me to fail or succeed, yet I know and that’s what really important. The fact that I made the decision to go for another round of daily entries means I’m challenging myself, and when I’m challenging myself, there’s just no room for cheating. I have to do it or acknowledge my defeat. This way, it’s going to be only fair.
So, here’s the day when I’m out of topic, and yet I have to write something. To be honest, I didn’t expect it to happen this soon, however, judging by the way I felt recently, I’m not surprised. The lack of sleep, bad food, stress, and anxiety aren’t a big help in being sharp or productive. Thankfully, this is about to change in several days, so I’m waiting and hoping for the best. Can’t wait for eight hours of sleep, and weekends where I can just relax, and do nothing.
I would love to say that writing my next novel on a typewriter while being recorded is also stressful, but I think it’s not the case anymore. It was in the beginning, when it was still new to me, and I was just exploring the possibilities, got used to the tool, and tried to come up with a workflow. As of recently, I’m already at the stage where I just sit down, roll the camera, and let whatever happens happen. Accept humiliating errors, and typos, and complete chaotic approach to punctuation (I heard somewhere that it is not chaotic, but artistic, as long as you know what are you doing… I don’t, so I guess it is chaotic after all).
Anyway, this isn’t going to be a long entry, and I guess it shouldn’t be, because reading an entire entry dedicated to nothing in particular could be difficult by itself. Now imagine reading the same entry only I made it longer twice. I guess there will be a moment where I’ll forget that I already mentioned something and will mention it again, but with a different point of view and conclusion, and in the end it’s going to be frustrating, and not cool at all. Also, I think it’s kind of unsettling since forgetting what you’ve said a few paragraphs ago sounds like a reason good enough to pay a visit to a doctor. It might be something serious. So, that’s good that I’m self-aware enough not to do so.
And that’s how you write an entry when you are out of topics. You just start with acknowledging that you’re out of topics, then derail the conversation into another dimension, mention something from your life, wander around from one topic to another, then conclude it with basically summarizing everything you wrote with one sentence, and hope for the best. Thank you for reading and see you tomorrow. Bye!