I would say the biggest challenge to being a writer for me is trying to avoid late night snacking. I’m a night owl, so I write/work late into the night. When I’m done I tend to unwind in front of the television, catching up on shows I’ve saved on theContinue Reading
I have to admit straight up, I’m a sickly person and lazy as well, so writing to me is an ideal hobby / job. I cannot say that writing has come with a physical challenge as such, if at all, there might be a lack of Vitamin D, as IContinue Reading
I guess I don’t notice many physical challenges [of writing], but instead the challenges for me are finding the time to write and keeping at it in the face of the many rejection and near misses that are part of being a writer. As a parent with a full-time jobContinue Reading
I have a lot of neck and shoulder issues. I have an office job, so along with writing in my free time, I’m sitting at a computer 8-5. Also, when I’m really focused on a writing project, usually in the first draft stage, I don’t exercise as much as IContinue Reading
Time [is the biggest challenge]. It’s pure and simple, time. Which translates into being chronically sleep deprived! Like most authors, I do more to put kibble in the puppy bowls than write. I’m a book editor as well, so I’m just entrenched in many aspects of publishing. Which comes downContinue Reading
For me the biggest physical challenges come from my eleven years dealing with incurable lymphoma, and two (so far) courses of chemotherapy, which have left permanent side effects such as weight gain from high dose steroids, trouble with concentration, and now shaky hands. Eating as healthy as possible, walking, andContinue Reading
Writing can be exhausting. When I have finished an eight or nine-hour day at the keyboard—tied there because of a tight deadline—I come away physically and mentally drained. My muscles are stiff and my eyes are scratchy. It’s been a tough day at the office. I’ve found a couple ofContinue Reading
People laugh when I say writing is hard on your body. They imagine me a sitting comfortably in a chair all day long, but that’s precisely the problem. I don’t want to die like the French novelist, Honoré de Balzac. He was plagued with health problems because he often spendContinue Reading
Definitely the sitting [is the biggest physical challenge]. Sometimes at the end of a writing session, it takes me a few minutes to get my rusty hips to unbend and ease me into a standing position. I think I’d have to put tired eyes/headaches as runner up. I have aContinue Reading
My life has always included physical activity. Main sports included golfing, swimming, running 10Ks, and playing softball. I learned in my youth the value of stretching to prepare muscles for these activities, and to avoid injury. Sure writing is sedentary, but it doesn’t cause physical problems for me because ofContinue Reading
I started writing four years ago after the primary school I was working in closed down. It was a small private school in a converted detached house and my main classroom was on the first floor, while the stock room, toilets, dining room and other classrooms I taught in wereContinue Reading
I’m so excited to have Karen sharing her thoughts here on Writing and Wellness. She is a prolific writer, editor, AND publisher, so she knows about the difficulties writers face from all angles. Enjoy! I’m not the kind of person who can squeeze in 10 or 20 minutes here andContinue Reading