I know I'm a couple of days early, but I won't have time to be here on Wednesday, so I'm doing this now. What am I doing? Answering the IWSG question of the month: Have world events influenced your writing in any way, and has writing helped you?
I can't say I'm influenced by events in the news. I don't have much time to watch the news, and most of it is depressing anyway. I write whatever I feel like writing regardless of what's going on around me.
Writing has helped. Mostly by getting my mind off of problems I'm dealing with in my personal life. I don't share much about those, but they've been significant and long-lasting. Writing is an escape from all of that. It forces me to focus on a story, rather than the troubles. I imagine it's like that for a lot of people.
What about you? Are you influenced by world events? Has writing helped you?
This month, I will be doing a blog tour to promote my new book, Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China. The first stop will be at Writer's Gambit on Friday, October 5th. If you have a chance, please stop by.
No worries about a day early!
ReplyDeleteEvents haven't influenced me although movies and books have. I also write to escape, not to deal with life.
It's good how writing can take your mind off of things and transport you to another world.
DeleteWriting can be a great escape. I sometimes use writing to help me figure out the world. Make order out of the chaos.
ReplyDeleteThat's cool. Wish we could make order out of chaos in real life!
DeleteI'm sorry to hear you're going through troubles. That's never good. It's good that writing is helping you.
ReplyDeleteBoth writing and music have been a big help!
DeleteWriting to ignore the crap works for us too. Even though our one arm is kinda iffy on that lol
ReplyDeleteHaha! Yeah. Not easy for a cat to write.
DeleteI feel the same way about the news--too depressing. And so sorry to hear that you've been dealing with personal problems that are so long-lasting. Writing is definitely a great escape, so I'm glad it can at least be a good distraction from all that...
ReplyDeleteI read the newspaper once a week. So old-fashioned, but it's all I need to know what's going on.
DeleteReading for escapism works for me.
ReplyDeleteYes. Reading does that, too.
DeleteWriting is a great way to escape from the world and our troubles -- at least for a while. Happy IWSG day!
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I almost wish we could stay in the pretend world. It's a little better there. :)
DeleteSad to hear about the real life troubles :(
ReplyDeleteYeah. Everybody has them, though. One step at a time...
DeleteYou know I've had my share of life troubles too. That's great that you can use your writing to escape. Often mine make my life way too busy or when I lost my husband, I lost my drive to write too. Hopefully that's finally changing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it was difficult to lose your spouse, especially if you had a close relationship. Hope you get back to writing. At least you are active in the blog community. That has probably helped at least somewhat.
DeleteI hear what you're saying, Sherry. However, you have some fun books out there, so here's a pat on the back for pushing through and getting that done.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lee! It's good to channel my energies into something productive rather than always dwelling on the problems.
DeleteAgreed. It's amazing how much we hide behind happy smiles and bubbly posts, eh? I'm grateful for the diversion as well.
ReplyDeleteYes. Tell me about it! Most people would never suspect...
DeleteHi, Sherry!
ReplyDeleteLike it is for you, writing is cathartic for me, a way to escape from depressing world and national events in the news and from personal challenges. I write about subjects that interest me, not subjects that have proven to be most popular with readers. I admire you for all that you have accomplished in writing and in music.
Enjoy the rest of your week, dear friend Sherry!
Thanks, Shady! Enjoy your week as well!
DeleteI'm glad writing works as an escape for you, and even better yet, the things you write create a fun escape for readers, too. But I hope those long-term issues get resolved soon. Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan. It's always one step at a time. But I'm glad I'm at least producing things that may help others.
DeleteHang in there, Sherry. Hope the issues can be resolved soon.
ReplyDeleteI'll pop in at some blogs on your blog tour!
Thanks, Michelle. I appreciate it!
DeleteI'm sorry about your personal problems Sherry! I understand totally! Somedays, I just sit and cry, but it's my art that frees me! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI hear you. Art, music, writing–they are all gifts that can help us through the trying times.
DeleteHi Sherry,
ReplyDeleteSorry about your real life troubles. Hopefully writing about your feelings and experiences would help you.
Writing helps. I'm not sure writing about my experiences would do anything, although I have a good friend who says I should write a book about it all. It would probably be a best-seller. :)
DeleteAs well as, of course, blogging; it is thanks to so many authors (yourself included) that my mind (as well as the minds of so many others I'm sure) is taken off my troubles so a big thank you to you all what ever it is that inspires/influences you.
ReplyDeleteThis blogging community is a big help. It's nice to have these online friendships, even though we live very far from each other.
DeleteI hope your tour is going well!
ReplyDeleteI write to escape, but it's usually life's events that keep me from obtaining my escape.
Yes. Life has a way of interfering!
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