Day 5 brings us to ENERGY. Writers and readers must never lose the vivacity and excitement they had when they first began writing and reading. Everyone wants to be able to stay on the rollercoaster that is their own individual journey down these paths. They want to be taken on twists and turns, but beyond being surprised, they often want to engage with a great word or phrase, or find themselves dedicating hours of their lives to flipping pages and hoping that they’ll never run out. Energy is a gift, especially when it comes to something you love.

I have made time for myself this month to have my energy devoted to a lot of different pursuits. These include taking care of my two young boys, doing the April Poem-A-Day Challenge on the Writer’s Digest site, writing more of the sequel to my first novel, ‘Freshman Fourteen’ (I’m about 2/3 of the way through!), and obviously completing this A to Z Challenge, among a variety of other smaller items that are on my to-do list regularly. I am finding energy to complete it all, and I hope you can say the same about your own pursuits!

What gives you energy? Do you like to read books dedicated to what feeds your energy? For example, if you have a hobby such as traveling, do you enjoy reading books about different locations and places to visit? If you’re a writer, what gives you energy when writing?