Blog 5/25/26

Recovery is a strange thing because it rarely happens as quickly as we want it to. Whether it is physical recovery or creative recovery, both require patience, consistency, and the willingness to keep moving forward even when progress feels slow.
Lately I have been thinking a lot about physical recovery. Healing is exhausting in ways people do not always talk about. Even small tasks can take more energy than expected, and sometimes the hardest part is accepting that recovery cannot be rushed. The body heals on its own timeline. There are good days where you feel almost normal again, and there are difficult days that remind you healing is still happening beneath the surface.
At the same time, I have also been thinking about recovery in writing. Creative burnout is real. Sometimes ideas stop flowing, motivation fades, or projects feel heavier than they used to. Writing can become frustrating when the words do not match the vision in your head. But I think creative recovery works similarly to physical healing. You rebuild little by little.
For me, recovery in writing has meant returning to the worlds and stories that inspire me instead of forcing creativity. Working on Anna Untold again has reminded me why I love storytelling in the first place. Sometimes all it takes is one good scene, one interesting piece of lore, or one meaningful conversation between characters to reignite excitement.
I think both kinds of recovery teach the same lesson: progress is still progress, even when it feels slow. Healing does not always look dramatic. Sometimes it is simply getting up, trying again, and taking the next step forward.