How not to write, disinterest

I worked on an article today, but didn’t make much progress. I’m writing like a picky eater pushing the peas around on his plate. What’s the issue? Am I having trouble shifting from fiction back to nonfiction? That may be part of it, but I think my real problem is the article itself.

I’m writing a craft article. And although it’s a topic I’ve been interested in previously, I’m pulling myself away from a more salient topic. A whole range of topics, really. How do I prepare myself to write a long novel draft with the least amount of wasted effort? The more I prepare before writing the draft, the less I’ll need to edit after I’ve written the draft. But I know writers who get lost in development and never make it the drafting stage.

And there’s always the danger that I’ll prepare so much I’ll lose interest in the story. Much like this article.

That’s what’s really on my mind this week and I should be writing about that. In this way, it also reflects the work I am doing and helping me approach that work more thoughtfully.