As June draws to a close I look here at this blog and realize that I did not post once this month. That is inexcusable. I had intended to post regularly, once a week. I wanted to post fun things. I was going to post about world building through a character. I didn't do any of it.
What was wrong; why didn't I? I don't think I was moving in the right direction. I am absolutely swamped with things to do. I have family, work, scouts, etc and as it stands I relax maybe a few hours a week while sleeping about five hours a night. I literally don't have enough time in the day.
That's still no excuse. I get a great deal of pleasure from writing. I am proud, entertained, happy, thrifty, accomplished, tickled and so much more. I need to find some way to write here and share that in a way that is consumable by others.
I tell myself stories all the time. That was one of the major reasons I started writing. I figured I was already doing it, I might as well do it so that others can read and enjoy. If I could make money doing it all the better. I will never make money writing if I can't write regularly. I won't even get to enjoy it unless I do it.
So, as we say goodbye to June, I also say goodbye to Zoso Angrybarn, at least for now. She is a lovely girl and her country is a very nice and interesting place. I just couldn't really find her, nor could I find an actual story for her to live in. It just wasn't coming together.
I am itching to write. I will be doing some writing very soon and it will be the kind of writing I can share here.
The good news is, I have been writing. I finished a story this year and had some help editing it. It is a rather long short story, but I was aiming at a particular market. Unfortunately that market is not accepting submissions right now. Missed that boat.
I may be throwing some questionable stuff on this blog in the near future. It may not be my best stuff, but I resolve not to start something and not finish it.
What was wrong; why didn't I? I don't think I was moving in the right direction. I am absolutely swamped with things to do. I have family, work, scouts, etc and as it stands I relax maybe a few hours a week while sleeping about five hours a night. I literally don't have enough time in the day.
That's still no excuse. I get a great deal of pleasure from writing. I am proud, entertained, happy, thrifty, accomplished, tickled and so much more. I need to find some way to write here and share that in a way that is consumable by others.
I tell myself stories all the time. That was one of the major reasons I started writing. I figured I was already doing it, I might as well do it so that others can read and enjoy. If I could make money doing it all the better. I will never make money writing if I can't write regularly. I won't even get to enjoy it unless I do it.
So, as we say goodbye to June, I also say goodbye to Zoso Angrybarn, at least for now. She is a lovely girl and her country is a very nice and interesting place. I just couldn't really find her, nor could I find an actual story for her to live in. It just wasn't coming together.
I am itching to write. I will be doing some writing very soon and it will be the kind of writing I can share here.
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| June? I'm afraid I'm going to have to let you go. |
I may be throwing some questionable stuff on this blog in the near future. It may not be my best stuff, but I resolve not to start something and not finish it.
