Sporadic Thoughts
As I get better at this blog
thing, I know my writing will get better, too. I think of this blog as an
evolution. A way to monitor that evolution. And, ultimately a sort of resume.
I am used
to writing fiction, but this social stuff is a necessary evil. It lets you
connect with peers and with the readers who want to get a bit more info on
their favorite author. I'm not exactly there yet, and this blog, I feel, will
be a documentary as I move along. Aspiring writers can see the steps and
process getting into this. And we can talk. I will post experiences I've had,
and maybe some other writers have had, to hopefully try and stop a writer from
getting burned by crooks in the industry.
I also
look at it this way, I am very busy throughout my day, and the best way to keep
your skills fresh is by practicing them constantly. My cell phone has been a
very big part in keeping up with this, as I can edit while on the subway and
have revisions ready for me, or a post to edit for this blog, when I get behind
my computer. Continuous writing is necessary to becoming a great writer--so is
reading. When I stop I feel something fade, but in the thick of it there is an
electricity pulsing and demanding for more writing and keeping connected into
the worlds being created. This is different among different writers, but the
basics are the same.
So keep
writing, make a blog, get a domain and connect it to that blog, comment here
and connect back and forth with meaningful conversation. Sorry
for going off on thoughts sporadically. Hope it made some sense.
Keep writing.
WCM
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