Duality…the Writer’s Mind

Every writer becomes accustomed to “having two minds.” Life, for a writer, is like this…

Get up. Time to write.

Mfphhhh

C’mon you made a commitment

I’m sleeping leemeelone

You committed. You want to write. You know you do.

Later. I want to write later.

You need to write now.

(groans and rolls over)

Come on. Thirty minutes and you can do something fun.

You always say that and I always end up writing longer. Besides, today is chore day.

Once you start, writing IS fun. So you should (ahem) START. You don’t have to do any chores until the writing is done.

I can sleep another 30 minutes and avoid chores.

(Exasperated Noise)

Sigh. Okay. Lemme stretch

Silence

I think you’re done stretching

No I’m not.

You haven’t moved in five minutes.

I haven’t? Okay I guess I’m done.

So get up. Time to write.

But I’m sooo tired and my body hurts sooo bad.

I know. I understand. But you made a promise to write no matter how we felt.

You work today instead. I’m not in the mood.

Uh-uh. I edit and advise. You create. You’re it.

I don’t wanna be it today.

Too bad. Get up.

Okay, okay. I’m sitting. Good enough?

Yes. Pen and paper please.

I thought we were transitioning to the keyboard?

Not today. Look at our hands. Besides, you’d use them as another excuse.

Don’t have to look at them. Told you they hurt!

Yup. So paper and that big fat pen. Get going.

But…they hurt.

You promised!

Okay okay. Wait…this isn’t my daily writing notebook.

It will do.

But it won’t count on my page quota!

I’ll fix it later. Start writing.

Silence

Why aren’t you writing?

I’m thirsty. Want some water.

In a minute.

The cat is on my lap.

Move her.

Holding the pen hurts.

I know. Write anyway. It doesn’t have to be legible.

Silence

Sigh. What now.

I need to use the bathroom

You can hold it.

No. No, I don’t think I can.

Write a line first. Make some kind of mark on that paper!

I need to go. Now.

Well then you better write fast.

I gotta go I gotta go I gotta go I gotta go NOW I gotta go

Thought you said we had to go?

We do. I do.

Well, you wrote a line. Take the notebook with you.

Okay.

(an hour later)

You done yet? I’m hungry.

In a minute.

The laundry is waiting.

Hold on.

You’ve written eight pages already. Can’t wait to look at it.

Shhh. I’m writing.

But…the chores.

They’ll keep.

Wow. We really reversed rolls, didn’t we?

Yes, I guess we did. Thanks for getting me started this morning.

That is a HARD task.

I know. And I appreciate it. Got some good stuff today.

Good! Now feed me! Take the notebook with you.

LoL. Okay.

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