Well, once again, here I am at work. Sitting in front of my computer thinking about writing my book, but instead working for the man. Well, there is always lunch time, right? Well, that is a problem too since by the time lunch rolls around, I don't really feel like writing. Actually, this is an excuse for laziness. My optimum writing mood hits at home in the confines of my writing cave with the right music, the right lighting, and the right happy writing thoughts.... I need to get beyond this and "write where I am". When I first started writing seriously (we'll talk more about this later) I was on a commuter bus using a PDA and a stowaway key board. This worked great! I looked forward to an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon on the bus blissfully cranking out pages of my original stuff. It was effective as well. I produced portions of several stories and even finished one....'Bobby's Story' , and this is where the notion of being a writer actually hit. For years, I had wanted to write and had felt the calling to write. So, being 43 years old and not getting a second younger, I decided now was a good to time to try to find out if I could not only write, but become a writer.
So, here I am trying to be a writer by doing what writers do....write. Speaking of writing, I attached an exerpt from 'Bobby's Story' in the upper right corner of this post. Sorry in advance about the poor placement...I am still figuring out my blog.
Over the last year, I have read a number of books by writers on writing and recently, I have discovered podcasts on writing which I have been downloading and listening to like a fiend. This has been sort of my self education on writing. Of course, I read a lot - probably two books per month. This constant reading affords me a chance to not only enjoy a good read, but also to analyze the works of other writers and learn from their writing.
My focus is waining right now because some people have come into my work pod and the writing "wa" inside my cube is faultering......So, I am going to sign off now.
So, here I am trying to be a writer by doing what writers do....write. Speaking of writing, I attached an exerpt from 'Bobby's Story' in the upper right corner of this post. Sorry in advance about the poor placement...I am still figuring out my blog.
Over the last year, I have read a number of books by writers on writing and recently, I have discovered podcasts on writing which I have been downloading and listening to like a fiend. This has been sort of my self education on writing. Of course, I read a lot - probably two books per month. This constant reading affords me a chance to not only enjoy a good read, but also to analyze the works of other writers and learn from their writing.
My focus is waining right now because some people have come into my work pod and the writing "wa" inside my cube is faultering......So, I am going to sign off now.
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