Its one day short of a month since my last post – my 100th
post. Yes, I still have a blog. Yes, I intend to keep posting. But I’ve had nothing. And honestly, I don’t
even know why I have nothing.
I’ve had ideas from time to time, but those ideas have yet
to fully form into a post. Normally, when I post, I get an idea and the post
almost writes itself. I just let the words flow and once I reach an end, then I
go back and edit and proofread and clean up things. But in the last month, the
ideas that I have had haven’t progressed from the initial statement.
I know that this isn’t uncommon for writers – and I hesitate
to use the word “writer” because I don’t consider myself one. This is been a hobby and it has been
relatively effortless, so I don’t want to compare myself to a true, legit
writer. And I know, in one aspect, I am a writer with a body of work, but trust
me when I say that by shying away from the word writer, I’m not putting myself
down. I’m just trying to keep perspective, to be humble, to not go overboard. Or
underboard, if that’s a word. See, a real writer wouldn’t make up words and
leave them in their writing.
But yes, I have nothing. And no, I don’t have anything. And because of that, I’m going through the
motions. Just like this post. It’s just a bunch of words to post something,
anything, just to say that I still have a blog.
Going through the motions, waiting for something to happen so that I can
have a reaction to that something, which I hope will lead to more action, and
then a direction. And it’s not that I’m directionless…but there doesn’t seem to
be anything I can do to impact the speed of where I am headed. I’m on a lonely
highway in the middle of nowhere:
straight, flat, empty. The cruise control is on, and that’s really about
it. Mile after mile, Day after day. Yawn.
Ho-hum. I’ve gotta keep my eyes open or else I’ll crash. I have some big
things ahead…but I’m not quite there yet.
Waiting. Anxiously. Trying…REALLY trying…to be patient. The lights of
the next city will appear on the horizon soon enough.
And so, I hope you’ll be patient with me. There will be more
posts soon. Until then…here’s the next
mile…
Actually writer's make up words and leave them in their writing all the time. Science fiction writers do this and who can forget Dr Suess. But yeah I can understand what you are saying I haven't posted for similar reasons.
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