I've been pushing myself to write at least 600 words a day on the novel despite finals week. That's not a lot of words per day to be honest; in November (NaNoWriMo month) I can write 2000 words per day easily.
To write, I need to have at least two hours blocked off. That's not a big problem finals week, because I have fewer classes and more flexible time. The big problem is unfettered time to think. During finals week, especially Spring semester, everything seems urgent: Grade all the end of semester student work. Write and grade finals. Prepare end of semester/end of year paperwork. Pledge to do things differently next semester.
So this week I don't have the space in my brain for ideas to flow. The ideas feel frustratingly compartmentalized. I check Facebook entirely too much.
This too will pass, when I take a deep breath after turning my grades in, and then schedule a summer routine where (between interns and a class I'm taking) I will schedule time to write.
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