I'm not writing to try to be helpful this time. Whoops, sorry guys. I feel like it.

Have you ever been in the mood to write something or read something and you just can't do it? I have. Recently.

I go through phases with my writing. I'll write for weeks on end, not a problem. It's pretty much all I do during that time. My fiancee will say something three or four times before I hear him. Then he'll repeat it once he's gotten my attention. I'd love to pretend that it isn't rough trying to write and keep a train of thought when someone is talking to you... But I can't pretend. For all I know, he could be saying awful things about me and I'd never know it. Granted, I'm not about to marry someone who would do that! (Just saying.)

Distractions are the bane of writer's existences. Not just while you're in the middle of writing either.

Quitting smoking after finishing up a major plot point? That's one hell of a distraction, let me tell you.

I'm not gonna lie... some distractions are welcome. Like the rumbling of a stomach when you haven't eaten breakfast or lunch to remind you that you've been working too long? That is a nice time to take a break.

What's not so nice? Not being able to write when you so desperately want to because your mind is so busy with other things.

But distractions or not, it's so much fun being a writer. Not just thinking up plot points and characters and other universes... but reaching a point where you start to think about the many ways your story can go, then choosing the one you think will shock people the most.

A friend of mine recently told me that all writers are sadists. It just adds to the fun. And it's true. We love making people miserable, even if we do give them a happy ending. Or not.

I will happily take all of the distractions in the world if eventually I can get my writing done. Because it's just all worth it. Eventually.