It’s September 1st, and I’m here now just to write. It’s in me to want to play with words and language, even when I’m not necessarily moved by anything to help push them out of me. Well, to be super clear, August kind of exhausted me. Nevertheless, writing something–anything– is a habit. No, it’s more than a habit. It’s something I couldn't imagine living without doing. Especially when you consider how fun it is as well as the escapism it provides.
So with the closing of August, I think I kind of want to put blogging to the side–but not really at all. Seriously, I couldn't imagine how when I love it so much. But the thing is, whenever I do a blog post, I draft it for about two days, and then I spend about two more days reading and re-reading it repeatedly. I know I'm not going to nail it–as nothing is 100 percent perfect–but I try to get my voice (and grammar) as clear as possible. I overthink. Over exhaust. Over flood myself with what comes next. Sometimes I undercut my confidence in a post, but throw that aside because I believe in showing up to your desires despite the voices in your head.
And so that is why I think I'm in a writing and reading slump (though it hasn't even been over a week since I last posted). I've exhausted myself just a little, or at least I feel like I have. But then these ideas of putting aside blog posts to focus on possibly writing and illustrating that children’s book I've always wanted to do comes along. And with that comes this idea that maybe I can get back into fiction writing by seeing if I’m capable of writing short stories again.
I don’t know. I think I just want to do more in the creative general. I wake up an hour before I have to be in at work (which is 5am) and spend 30 minutes writing. I'm always late, but I never care. I alternate between blog post drafts and stories. Lately the stories have been calling me. I want to continue the story I have about love. The one about ghosts. The mystery and the supernatural. I want to write them as best as I can, then share them here with some simple pencil sketches to semi-illustrate the scene. I want to create. And in many, many ways I wish this j. o. b. would go away so I can just create.
And I want to figure out how in the world could I write a children's book with a constrain on my words.
So pardon my intermission here. I’m just thinking and sharing my thoughts as I allow the Universe to continue to push me further in my desired direction.
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Showing posts with label September. Show all posts
Monday, September 1, 2014
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Text Message Rant & September Reads
It’s Saturday and I’m off work! WHOOT! One day--real soon--all Saturdays will be like this. At least in the context of me making money doing something I actually love to do and not being tied down to making money for someone else’s grand business. With that aside, I’m happy to have the interest of several people reaching out to me these past weeks. A few commission ideas have crossed my path, and now is the perfect time to get started on a few new projects. Nevertheless, before September closes I want to do a blog post featuring my September reads. Accompanying the post is a new video detailing these reads and my view on them. However, a small text message rant introduces the video, so beware of language. It was unavoidable, seeing that have yet to practice editing videos. Nevertheless, let’s commence.
The books:
2. When the Night Whispers by Savanna Welles
3. Voodoo Season by Jewell Rhodes Parker
4. W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
5. The Shining by Stephen King
6. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
7. Deadline by Sandra Brown
8. Sailor Moon Short Stories Volume 1 by Naoko Takeuchi
As always, HAPPY READING!
The books:
1. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
2. When the Night Whispers by Savanna Welles
3. Voodoo Season by Jewell Rhodes Parker
4. W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
5. The Shining by Stephen King
6. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
7. Deadline by Sandra Brown
8. Sailor Moon Short Stories Volume 1 by Naoko Takeuchi
As always, HAPPY READING!
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