{"id":22296,"date":"2019-10-22T03:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=22296"},"modified":"2020-03-24T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:09:36","slug":"self-care-for-authors-by-willow-woodford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/22\/self-care-for-authors-by-willow-woodford\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Care for Authors by Willow Woodford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Self-Care-for-Authors-by-Willow-Woodford.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22302 size-full\" title=\"Self Care for Authors by Willow Woodford\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Self-Care-for-Authors-by-Willow-Woodford.png\" alt=\"Self Care for Authors by Willow Woodford\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Self-Care-for-Authors-by-Willow-Woodford.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Self-Care-for-Authors-by-Willow-Woodford-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=willow+woodford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willow Woodford<\/a> as she shares with us: \u201cSelf Care for Authors.\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>I can\u2019t believe 2019 is almost over!<\/strong> Shouldn\u2019t it get a speeding ticket?<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about <i>you,<\/i> but this year has been very full for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I think that\u2019s a consistent theme for authors<\/strong>. Many of us are balancing multiple roles and juggling them never seems to ease up.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, there are times when those balls we have in the air seem to get heavier; work, writing, parenting, life; how do we make it all work and make sure we aren\u2019t burning out?<\/p>\n<h2>So How About Self Care?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_22297\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/woman-juggling-fire.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22297\" class=\"wp-image-22297\" title=\"Woman Juggling\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/woman-juggling-fire-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"Woman Juggling\" width=\"200\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/woman-juggling-fire-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/woman-juggling-fire.jpg 543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/Counselling-440107\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1439472\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ulrike Mai<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1439472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Especially at the end of the year when many of us want to spend time enjoying the holiday season, relaxing with good food and family, it can be hard to juggle everything that needs to be done. Because life goes on, despite the fact we have too much activity at the end of our time.<\/p>\n<h2><b>An Author\u2019s Paradigm<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>An author is rarely just an author.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to imagine Ernest Hemingway crouched over his desk, or Jane Austen perches on a chair in her parlor, furiously writing away at their manuscripts with little attention to chores, groceries, or work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact,<\/strong> they probably had those or similar concerns, they just aren\u2019t part of the narrative we have for them now.<\/p>\n<h2>What do you do? Besides write.<\/h2>\n<p>I am a mom, a freelancer, and a graduate student. Often my weekly list looks like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grocery shopping<\/li>\n<li>Make dinner the nights I\u2019m home<\/li>\n<li>Drive the daughter to work (because she can\u2019t &#8212; won\u2019t &#8212; drive herself)<\/li>\n<li>Write an article for Writer\u2019s Fun Zone<\/li>\n<li>Write two articles for Medium<\/li>\n<li>Work on final project for Strategic Public Relations<\/li>\n<li>Interview former graduate student for paper<\/li>\n<li>Do a social media audit for this class<\/li>\n<li>Go to class Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights<\/li>\n<li>Oh, and don\u2019t forget to take care of yourself! (self care!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See how the self care came last?<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s where the problems begin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We put our own needs &#8212; physical, emotional and mental &#8212; last on our to-do list. And then we never get to them.<\/p>\n<h2><b>It\u2019s Not Because We Don\u2019t Care<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>I believe there are a few misconceptions that lead us to put ourselves last. And it\u2019s not because we don\u2019t love ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a common misconception that writing is easy.<\/strong> That writing a story can be done quickly, in short spurts, leaving the rest of the day open for whatever distraction grabs your attention.<\/p>\n<p>We know the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m not referring to the rabbit hole that resembles a Google search bar. The \u201cOh, I need to know how many bones are in a duck\u2019s foot, and I have no idea how I ended up watching videos of ducks being trained to make pie,\u201d searches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s an entirely different topic about ATTENTION.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What I\u2019m talking about is the time investment a book requires.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a pantser or a plotter or even a plottser \u2014 writing takes time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You need to get to know your characters,<\/strong> let them tell you their story, and then write it down. And, once it\u2019s written down, you\u2019re not even done. There\u2019s revising, editing, proofing.<\/p>\n<p>And some people think you sit down at the keyboard, tap out a few words, and send it off to the magical publisher in the cloud who will make you famous with it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22298\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skeletons-1617539_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22298\" class=\"wp-image-22298\" title=\"skeletons\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skeletons-1617539_1280-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"skeletons\" width=\"200\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skeletons-1617539_1280-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skeletons-1617539_1280.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/paulbr75-2938186\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1617539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Brennan<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1617539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It takes time to write something worth reading. And other responsibilities often mean you\u2019re borrowing time from self care to write those words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t be sad. I have ideas!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First though, I\u2019d like to discuss one other harmful obsession sweeping us into little heaps of exhausted humans, too tired to even sleep properly.<\/p>\n<h2><b>The Productivity Cult<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media3.giphy.com\/media\/ocWf343rO11XW\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22299 size-full\" title=\"Wilson\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Wilson.gif\" alt=\"Wilson\" width=\"190\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a>The productivity cult, and yes, I think in many ways it\u2019s a cult, is obsessed with using every moment, every waking breath, to create, learn, or accomplish something. And let\u2019s be honest, sometimes we just need to spend 30 minutes trying to keep the little ones from not starving. Or letting Ms. Pacman eat her little dots up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t get me wrong.<\/strong> I\u2019ve read some very helpful productivity suggestions. But when they cross the line into \u201chacks\u201d you have to stop and ask yourself, \u201cAm I doing this because it makes sense? Or am I trying to squeeze too much into a single day?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of \u201chacks\u201d I\u2019ve read that make me want to jump in a hole and hide.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn a new subject every week by listening to the audio\/visual at 2X speed. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li>Wake up at (insert super early time here.)<\/li>\n<li>Take a cold shower.<\/li>\n<li>Delegate the easy things.<\/li>\n<li>Develop a killer morning routine, and stick to it no matter what.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yeah. No.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That last one was made up by someone who didn\u2019t have children.<\/strong> Of any age. But even those of us without children have unexpected problems arise that derail even the best of us.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s the guilt that it seems like we sit home and do nothing?<\/p>\n<p>I mean, we are closed in our offices, or glued to our computers (when we\u2019re writing), and it\u2019s hard to quantify to someone what we\u2019ve done during that time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unless you\u2019re in the first draft and you can say<\/strong>, \u201cOh, I wrote three thousand words today\u201d it\u2019s hard to explain writing to a non-writer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI edited three chapters\u201d doesn\u2019t sound hard to the uninitiated.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Without Further Ado: Self Care For Authors<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s important we understand what self care is, so we can make it a priority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self care is different for everyone.<\/strong> Let\u2019s start there. Your glass of wine that helps you wind down will give me a headache for the next twelve hours. But it does fall into a few basic categories.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exercise<\/li>\n<li>Healthy food<\/li>\n<li>Good sleep habits<\/li>\n<li>Meditation<\/li>\n<li>Reading (not for work)<\/li>\n<li>Downtime, alone and with friends and family<\/li>\n<li>Other relaxing activities that refill that well of energy and peace inside you\n<ul>\n<li>Gaming<\/li>\n<li>Walking your dog<\/li>\n<li>Hiking<\/li>\n<li>Prayer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The activity is less important than the intention. Self care is anything you do with the intention of feeding your spirit. A replenishment of your inner strength that keeps you intact, sane and able to function in the rest of your world.<\/p>\n<p>And even authors who have loads of other responsibilities and people who depend on them deserve self-care.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22300\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/exhausted.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22300\" class=\"wp-image-22300\" title=\"Exhausted\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/exhausted-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Exhausted\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/exhausted-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/exhausted.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/lukasbieri-4664461\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2838945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukas Bieri<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2838945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>In fact,<\/strong> given the emotional turmoil we go through as we chase our characters up trees and throw rocks or arrows or nuclear warheads at them, we might need more self-care than some.<\/p>\n<p>So, I encourage you, as the holiday season descends on us, but the rest of the year also, to make sure you schedule time for yourself. And practice some good self care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For me, this looks like rules about when I go to sleep.<\/strong> I\u2019m an early riser, and I can function fairly well on only 5 hours of sleep. And it doesn\u2019t matter how late I stay up, I\u2019m up at 6am. So, I have to be purposeful about my bedtime or it catches up with me.<\/p>\n<p>I also make sure I make time for the gym, meditation, and good meals. And I make sure I keep the little man from starving when I can.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Your Turn for Self Care<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s your favorite self-care activity?<\/p>\n<p>How do you recharge when your battery is so low it\u2019s threatening to shut you down? (Ideally, you won\u2019t let it get this bad, but we all have those moments.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have regular rules about sleep,<\/strong> eating, or exercise that help you stay invigorated and ready for the next emergency call from one of your children?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i>\u201cMom! I forgot! I\u2019m supposed to dress up as a mermaid for school today! Do you have a mermaid tale and wig in your closet?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>How do you do it? Share in the comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/imagejpeg_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21892\" title=\"Willow Woodford\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/imagejpeg_0-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/imagejpeg_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/imagejpeg_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/imagejpeg_0.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/imagejpeg_0-640x427.jpg 640w\" alt=\"Willow Woodford\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>Willow Woodford lives in her imagination, because it\u2019s more interesting than the real world. When she isn\u2019t dreaming up new stories, she likes to cook, hike, and cuddle with her chihuahua. She reads voraciously, staying up far too late, and reading anywhere she can; including grocery lines, parking lots, and waiting rooms. Chat and follow Willow on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillowWoodford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillowWoodford<\/a> and on Medium: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@annshannon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@annshannon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe there are a few misconceptions that lead us to put ourselves last where self care is concerned. 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