Tag: independent writing
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Is The Goal Worth It?
As the days build upon days, there is a question that arises I accumulate words in my fervor to become a self-sustaining independent writer. Is the goal worth the process? We often don’t think about that question. We fixate on the goal as though when we achieve it, things will magically change. Sometimes they do,…
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Trying…
These last few days slipped past me. Early on the motivation and ideas needed to fill out a blog post were non-existent. Instead of focusing on this, I moved on, thinking that something would be figured out later in the day. Then night hit and while I was able to write to achieve my daily…
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Simplicity
I have a goal with my writing. I want it to be simple. I want my writing to be concise, not flowery. Of course, the poet in me loves to play with language. When trying to convey ideas though, simpler is always better. Readers are clever though, so the temptation to get more complex is…
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Did I Stutter?
Yes. Yes I did. This week has been trying. Suffice to say that life has thrown another curveball and at least for temporary measures, routines have been thrown out of balance. If anything, it is a handy test to see whether a) how disciplined I can be with regards to my routines (the answer: not…
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Changing Something
It’s late in the month and I finally realized that in that span, I changed 3 things in my habits: I started writing 1,000 words or more of fiction per day I continued to blog (almost) every day I stopped playing Dr Mario World Upon realizing that I accomplished these things, I decided that it…