The Digital Fast - Day 21

Still plugging away at the digital fast I’m doing for Lent. Had a few hiccups during the 7+ days I was away at the beach, but for the most part, I’m doing okay with this.

The biggest change I’m noticing is the absence of FOMO. It’s gotten to the point where I really don’t care what I miss. I’m still not checking email or socials before noon, and the world hasn’t crashed on me, so this is definitely a habit I want to continue after Easter.

The one hope I had going into this Lenten season was focusing more on prepping my next book. I made a promise to myself to edit my book on Fridays. The first week I did do this. But for the rest, I have not. Vacation got in the way for one week but for the others, well, I don’t have any real excuse except my motivation is just not 100% there. I’ve thought about the reasons and what I keep coming back to is I have lost the excitement about this book that I had when I first started. I can’t pinpoint when it started to wane. Maybe I let it rest too long before coming back to it. Maybe I spent too much time on other projects. Maybe it’s a sign that I just need to stop working on it for a while and do something else. I’m still figuring this out.

What’s happening in other areas of my writerly life? Well, I launched a podcast called “Write & Rise.” You can listen to the first episode here. And I’m trying to do marketing for my second book that comes out this year.  

How is your writing going? Email me at lori@loriapeterswriter.com and let me know.  

Write & Rise, friends!