Another interesting and thought-provoking post! Once again, I can see so many parallels between writing and designing for a living. I'm constantly screenshotting well-designed interfaces that I can later use as inspiration and I suppose you never feel you can truly switch off from your work. On the other hand I feel very fortunate to do something creative and that I enjoy. I guess it's all about balance and that's the biggest challenge!
I totally agree it's hard (but brilliant) when your writing hobby becomes your writing job! My main one is to listen to podcast interviews with other authors, which often leave me thinking 'god, I'm so lucky, and now I really want to write!'. That and reading other books in my genre, which spur me on to write too. And also reading newsletters like this one, so thank you!
Another interesting and thought-provoking post! Once again, I can see so many parallels between writing and designing for a living. I'm constantly screenshotting well-designed interfaces that I can later use as inspiration and I suppose you never feel you can truly switch off from your work. On the other hand I feel very fortunate to do something creative and that I enjoy. I guess it's all about balance and that's the biggest challenge!
I totally agree it's hard (but brilliant) when your writing hobby becomes your writing job! My main one is to listen to podcast interviews with other authors, which often leave me thinking 'god, I'm so lucky, and now I really want to write!'. That and reading other books in my genre, which spur me on to write too. And also reading newsletters like this one, so thank you!