Almost Derailed Again

It’s so strange, isn’t it? Every time I try to write I’m filled with longing to play games. The conscious side of me wants to run away and it’s always to want fun, play games with the computer. It never fails. I’ve never noticed it before until now. The yearning is so overwhelming that I can literally feel my heart pound and I just want to get away rather than face thinking up words or scenes. Why is that?

I love writing. When I’m not in front of the computer I can’t wait to get to it. I’d get the feeling of such excitement just thinking what a wonderful time I’d have pounding the keyboard, churning out words. Then, when I’m in front of the computer I’d think of something else to do with the computer like checking emails, checking search engines and you-name-it-I’ve-tried-it on the Net except write. Woe is me. Woe is me. I do the very thing I don’t want to do and I don’t do the thing I want to do.

The only way to rid of this menace and hindrance to my writing is to just ignore the fear. Ignore the cold sweaty palms, the mad hammering in my heart to run away from the task at hand and just pound the keyboard with whatever that is in my head at that very moment. That’s the way to beat it. Write the fear. Write it away even if the writing comes out is useless to anyone. The purpose is to start the engine even it the engine is hard of starting. Even though the engine screams in protest cranked it anyway. Turn the ignition anyway no matter how painful and how loud it coughs and screams in objection.

Will it work? I hope so. I'll fill you in on my progress. Now there's a story I must finish. I have it in my head and I've to get it out in words somehow. Yeah, that's it. Just do it. Ignore the fear, the cold sweaty palms already developing and waiting to burst out. Must maintain composure. Stay with it. Stay with it. On to battle, brave heart.

Stay Focused

"The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those who succeed are those who have thoroughly learned the immense importance of plan in life, and the tragic brevity of time."-- W.J. Davison

Staying focused is something I find difficult to do sometimes. As anyone can tell you, life don't always come nicely packed and orderly. Life deals situations as it is, all jumbled up and we have to sort it out, keep some things, throw some away and some needs extra work and touch up before they can be used. Therefore, the package I started out or those in the beginning do not get finished if I don't stay focused and come back to work on them.

Projects lay about unfinished while I'd busy myself with projects and more projects that keep coming until I'm buried in them. I've resolved to not let that happen. I'm staying focused and will not get too distracted. I'm blogging them here so I'll not let them disappear or die.

Care to join me?

What Makes a Writer a Writer?

What makes a writer a writer? That is a very important question for anyone who aspires to be a writer. I'm sure the answer will as diverse as there are writers. Each writer will have to answer it for himself or herself. For me it is very simple. A writer is a writer when he/she writes. Don't call yourself a writer when you don't write. A writer will most definitely write and read. The more the writer writes, the more the writer will want to read and the more he/she reads the more he/she will want to write. Write, read. Read, write. One cannot do without the other when one is a writer. So, for me the answer can be summarize into two words. A writer is a writer when he/she writes and reads.

Yesterday I did precisely that along with every day mundanes of life. I wrote, slept, read, and the other things all ordinary human do that I will spare the detailed account in this blog. Also, for the reason of plain etiquette that I will leave it to the imagination of those who have the misfortune of stopping by my blog. Anyway, may you be spared that upset stomach that next time you stop by. Ciao, cheerio, and whatever.

After having said that I must add though that sometimes writers do this too --

Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.

Margaret Chittenden -Writer

Sigh... what a wonderful life ; )

One Inspirational Minute

Hello,

For one inspirational minute, what can one write? Well, it actually depends on how good a writer you are or in this case, how good a writer I am. Good or not, is actually so relative. Some like it hot and some like it cold, preferences can be so preferential, you know. So, like it or not, it really depends on the person reading. As a writer and the author of this blog, I write what pleases me. Afterall, the writer is me and the publisher is me. So, it doesn't really matter whether you, the reader like what you read here. However, I would be interested to know what you, the reader, think of what I write. Although I'd like to state here at the outset that even though I might consider your opinions I might not necessarily change my writing.

My one inspirational minute is up. Thank you for reading.