Getting Back into the Swing of Things

 

I’ve got a rough draft of a new story finished. Now comes the fun part of trying to make it better. And it is fun, or at least I think it is.

I’m also getting back to posting here regularly. I enjoy writing these posts. Don’t know if they're actually interesting to others, but it’s out there just in case someone somewhere wants to read all my ramblings.

Some days I think about challenging myself and see if I could post daily for a set length of time. Although I’m not sure if I could find that much to say. I guess I won’t know till I try, but for now, I’m more about finding focus.

There are many reasons I’ve suddenly reappeared after some time away. One thing is I live with and take care of an elderly family member at the moment. That has become stress city in the past few months. Writing helps soothe that stress away. At least for a short time.

The other thing is I enjoy doing this, even though I feel like I’m struggling with everything. Sometimes I struggle to get words down. Writing these posts often helps with that. If I don’t have the creative juices flowing to work on a story, writing a blog post often does the trick.

Figuring it All Out as I Go

So now comes the part of trying to figure everything out. For example, I want to write better blog posts that are more interesting and entertaining. Except, if I put too much thought into these, nothing gets written. This has led me to think about what I want to do with this little space of mine.

In trying to figure that out, I’ve decided that for now, this is more about my journey along the road of writing, and I’m sure life itself. Like my fiction, people will either read it and like it or get put to sleep. This is more for me than anyone else. The important things is I’m having fun reviving this blog.

I’ve been writing more and more over the past couple of weeks. For a change, I feel like I have made progress on stories. I’m also learning and growing. Each story is a learning experience. Which is another thing that motivates me. It’s fun to see how I’ll learn and grow from all of this. I think this is a lesson I’ve forgotten.

I’ll most likely write other posts on all the things that have held me back in the past couple of years. Who knows, maybe someone else is struggling just like I am and what I have to say might help them past that. I always hope that these ramblings will help others, at least in some tiny way.

For now, I’ll keep pushing forward. I feel good about the story I’m working on. It’ll be another short romance. If I keep at the pace I’m at now, it should be out sometime this month. Also, I’ll keep posting updates, musings, mindless ramblings and such. Maybe after I get this next story out, I’ll do some design changes to this site. I’d like to get another ‘follow by email’ subscription service set up, in case someone really enjoys what I write and they want to subscribe.

Writing this has kicked my creative energy into gear to work on a story. So that’s where I’m heading next.