Love the writing, love the writing, love the writing…the rest will follow. ~ Jane Yolen Every day, I wake hours before dawn, ready and eager to write. Because I write daily, working on and finishing creative projects is usually very easy for me. More significantly, I’m happy because I’m doing what I love every day and I’m producing what I feel is important creative work. However, there was a time when I didn’t work towards my creative pursuits on a consistent basis. Instead, I complained that there was never enough time and fretted that I didn’t feel inspired or motivated. So, I put it off and waited for more time, more energy, more inspiration, and more motivation. I waited as if some planetary alignment was necessary in order to simply put words on a page . Needless to say, I didn’t do much creative writing. And oftentimes, when I did write, I seemed to struggle with every word. So what changed? How did I go from waiting to writing? How did I transform my writing struggles into creative joy? Read the rest of the article at poetryNprogress.