If this is relevant to your interests: Practical Meerkat’s 52 Bits of Useful Info for Young (and Old) Writers, week 31. In which Practical Meerkat discusses the idea of the long game, for writers.
I’m informed Mercury has gone retrograde, FUBARing our ability to communicate. I don’t believe in astrology, & yet after the past 24 hours…. yeah. I believe. Might be a good time to pull up the drawbridge and get some serious writing done. Of course, is there ever a BAD time for that?
This has been a week of moderate ups and significant downs, both work-wise and in the world around us. If I were less a jaded pro/practical meerkat, I’d probably be in a corner, whimpering. As it is….  All I can say is what I told fellow writers last night – you roll with it, and hope you don’t get rolled over.
And if you’ve got access to high-quality chocolate, now would be a good time to indulge.
Of course, there’s never a bad time for THAT, either.