After a 8 month hiatus due to leaving an abusive relationship, I’m starting to feel the spark for writing again.
When I left an abusive relationship, I couldn’t think about writing anymore. All my projects, especially the one I had been heavily working on when I left, felt tainted.
Recently, I have started thinking nonstop about the very first novel I attempted and a script I wrote.
These were pieces I had completely disregarded. But now that I am looking at them with fresh eyes years later, I am seeing a lot of potential.
I’m sad that my middle-grade novel, my baby that I worked on for almost four years, will likely not see the light of day anytime soon because of the negative associations connected to it.
But I’m happy to feel some spark of inspiration for writing again. I haven’t got to the writing part yet, just looking over old work but even just THINKING about writing was hard for me.
I know getting back to my art will bring more closure and healing than I’ve already found.