Never empty the well

As some of you may know, I read Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast this summer. It is dog-eared and underlined and I thoroughly read it to pieces. One of my underlined portions was his tip for writer’s block.

“I had learned already never to empty the well of my writing; but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.”

I am using this in my work- to leave something for the next day. I love how it allows me to start work right away- to walk down the stairs and pick up my brush to finish what was begun the day before. I share this quote with you in case you’re feeling that it takes a bit to get going in your work- leave a little in the well at the end of each day.