{"id":15197,"date":"2022-08-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?p=15197"},"modified":"2023-06-25T06:03:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T12:03:06","slug":"avoiding-series-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/14\/avoiding-series-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Series Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Avoiding%20Series%20Burnout\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post on avoiding series burnout is meant to be both something for other writers to consider and personally therapeutic. Why? Because I am my own therapist, at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I talk about burnout, I&#8217;m talking about a form of mental exhaustion brought on by a host of stressors: social, familial, medical, or work-related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often, all of the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writers who make a living from their art are in the most danger, but even those who write as a hobby or just want a little passive income are subject to this burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m one of those people, and if you&#8217;re reading this as a writer, you&#8217;re probably one of those people, too. The threat of burnout is a part of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How does this happen? What could possibly cause a hobbyist or part-time writer to burnout?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a helpful list of crap that gums up the engine (feel free to add your own):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doing too much at once (writing 3 stories while beta reading, editing for others, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Having a messy workspace (where did I put that scrap of paper with the important note?!?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>External stressors to the writing process (yardwork is the worst)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking on work that goes against values (chasing genres)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeling undervalued (reviews, reviews, reviews)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No or little success (those numbers look a lot like zeros)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No or little sleep (isn&#8217;t 2 hours enough?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No or little support (hello? is anybody out there?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kskbalbdnykuagtl7wmx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kskbalbdnykuagtl7wmx.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15512\" width=\"360\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kskbalbdnykuagtl7wmx.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kskbalbdnykuagtl7wmx-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, there are a myriad of ways to combat burnout, from taking a break (<a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/30\/dream-vacations-for-this-writer\/\">a vacation<\/a>, not a sabbatical) to eliminating some of the work you&#8217;re taking on to getting better sleep&#8230;somehow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing a series causes its own type of burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the problems of writing a series is that you get involved with the world you created, so much that you think it&#8217;s the only world that matters&#8230;and you do this for years. Ever wonder why it&#8217;s taken George R.R. Martin so long to spit out <em>The Winds of Winter<\/em>? Me, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other ideas that might float in or out of your head and want a little attention are often put to the side, but they don&#8217;t go away. They nag, like that other dog who needs just as much love as the one with which you&#8217;re currently playing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7emiff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7emiff.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15513\" width=\"512\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7emiff.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7emiff-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7emiff-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a way to avoid series burnout and not loose track of what you&#8217;re working on: write something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, this has worked before. The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-transit-series\/\">Transit<\/a><\/em> series is huge&#8211;9 books in all&#8211;and it takes up a lot of my creative energy. Not only is there the story to tell, but a whole world to build, a language to create, lifeforms to imagine, and physics that can&#8217;t be overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you look at something too much, details can slip out. This is why I find it necessary to shift focus a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3plBuza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunset on Maior Pales<\/a><\/em> was written after the first <em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-transit-series\/\">Transit<\/a><\/em><\/em> book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CI3m3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Out of Due Season<\/a><\/em>. I really broke the mold with that one, which is why it&#8217;s only a novella&#8211;first person present is painfully difficult to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Pr6fgL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beneath Gehenna<\/a><\/em> was written after the second <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-transit-series\/\">Transit<\/a><\/em> book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/443RNzS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunshine and Shadow<\/a><\/em>. It&#8217;s different in tone, in voice, in theme, in genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jumping into <a href=\"https:\/\/nanowrimo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaNoWriMo 2021<\/a> allowed me to really shift my focus from a vast undertaking (<em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-transit-series\/\">Transit<\/a><\/em><\/em> has a lot of backstory that&#8217;s not in the books), to something that was fun. Thus, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/44eZG55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beans of Anafi<\/a><\/em> was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that I&#8217;ve completed the third book in the <em><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-transit-series\/\">Transit<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/em> series, I&#8217;ve passed it off to beta readers and taken a step back. I could jump right into the fourth book (it&#8217;s been outlined), but I feel the dread of burnout if I do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hence my next two projects: a different series with a new voice and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42TaioZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a non-fiction how-to book<\/a> as my <a href=\"https:\/\/nanowrimo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaNoWriMo 2022<\/a> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn&#8217;t work for all writers, but taking a hint from television will give you a clue why it&#8217;s important to shift your focus even if just for a little bit. Think of your favorite long-running television show and the actors in them. After fifteen years of doing the same thing, <a href=\"https:\/\/epicstream.com\/article\/criminal-minds-reboot-release-date-news-update-details-about-matthew-gray-gublers-exit-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they often opt out<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/why-shemar-moore-left-criminal-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ask to be written off the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the same with writing, I think. You need a break, especially if you&#8217;re writing a series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least I do&#8230;which is why I said this post is therapeutic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/series_burnout_pin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/series_burnout_pin-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Avoiding Series Burnout\" class=\"wp-image-15515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/series_burnout_pin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/series_burnout_pin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/series_burnout_pin-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/series_burnout_pin.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Avoiding%20Series%20Burnout\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post on avoiding series burnout is meant to be both something for other writers to consider and personally therapeutic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-15197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing-2","tag-writing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Avoiding Series Burnout - Benjamin X. 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