Motivation and why it strikes at entirely the wrong times

I've been trying to prod myself into doing some creative writing for the last few days. God knows I need to get some practice in. When does an idea strike? This morning, right before I have to leave for work. Brilliant. I wrote a couple of paragraphs, but it'll have to wait until I get home before I can carry on now. This means that, by the time I get back to my keyboard, I'll be knackered, disillusioned, and probably pissed right off.

I'm also supposed to be writing a couple of articles and doing another assignment for my course. I suppose they'd do as writing practice, but they're not really what I'd call "creative". My own fault for deciding that non-fiction would probably pay better. It'll be worth it if I manage to sell them, I suppose.

A big 'un

( bloody huge quiz-meme )