Many authors often speak of the isolation involved in the writing world. Hours and hours spent hunched over keyboards or propped in various sitting positions with pads and pens. Some cite the use of storyboards, sticky notes, index cards, notebooks, and/or files. Some desks sport piles of paper and accessories and others look barren and pristine. Some write with specific music and others write in dead silence – or wish they could.
All in all, there needs to be alone time and a fair amount of it to complete manuscripts. Time dedicated to writing. Regardless of how beneficial, productive, sterling, or putrid, time is required for writing words and making them into stories.
Most writers like the time spent creating. The soloist primed to perform. Enter those words to the page. Develop that character, rattle that plot, deliver that drama, or inspire that laughter. Instant gratification or disappointment for another day. Edit as you go or cram words and wait until the first draft is complete. Methods galore for the solitary individuals tackling and pinning words to screens.
Some do their isolation duty with rigid discipline. Others search for distractions and break out for social action.
The writing life demands some solitude. Some of us thrive in it while others suffer through it.
Which one are you?
Lord, it's good to know you're with us in isolation and crowds. Thank you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Into the Fire 
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