Saturday, January 23, 2010

Is this Writers Block?

Every day for as long as I remember I write.

I write to myself
I started writing a book
I blog
I write letters
I write a silly story
I write about my "epiphanies"
I even, occasionally, write a poem

I write anything and everything I think about. I love to write.

Then I decided that should make a plan and write with more direction. I had it all figured out, I would write at least 500 words a day, I would work on a book that I had already started. I decided I needed to figure out my focus of writing. Am I going to write books or informative articles or short stories? If I write a book what type of book? Mystery, funny, work-related? So many things went through my mind.

Then it happened... I stopped writing. So much pressure to write and to write with a purpose that I no longer wanted to write. I no longer have anything to say. I guess I have writer's block!

So, as of today, I write again. Anything and everything. As much as I would like to have a direction or purpose for my writing, I don't think I can. Making it a "job" takes all the fun out of it.

the end