I'm kinda psyched, kinda apprehensive. I have heard from some that the goal is to write...that's it, just write. And that I will write crap, but the goal is to just get it all out.
I'm too anal about it tho. I am going to try my best and won't let it go until I feel good about it...which is part of the problem since I have absolutely NO confidence in my ability...which sux cause all I want is to be a writer...
On the other hand, I'm just gonna suck it up and press on...
 

As I laid out in my flash-fiction piece (see Title), I had another lingering story idea this weekend. The quote that the fiction piece was inspired from was relating to acknowledging ideas before they can become anything. I think I need to shake this ideas hand and welcome him in for a latte and scones...
 

As I laid out in my flash-fiction piece (see Title), I had another lingering story idea this weekend. The quote that the fiction piece was inspired from was relating to acknowledging ideas before they can become anything. I think I need to shake this ideas hand and welcome him in for a latte and scones...
 

I took a chance and pounded out a down-and-dirty submission to a "Quotation Inspiration" for this month. The quote had to do with (I have a bad memory and am too lazy to go back and look it up) comparing ideas and ghosts and that neither would speak until spoken to.
My entry (in my portfolio) was not anything like I imagined...I just kinda went with the flow. I did a quick edit and shot it across cyberspace. Looking at it now, I see things I would change...but the fact is: I wrote something! *insert maniacal laughter*
I even got a review! And it was POSITIVE! (Still wondering how THAT happened)
I keep putting off, and putting off, and before you know it, I'll have no hair, no teeth, no bladder control, and NOTHING WRITTEN!
So I am basically making a pledge to myself to just WRITE...whether I like what turns up or not, just do it...I can sift through and polish later...
Just wanted to jot this down for posterity and for future reference (since my memory is ALREADY going evidently)...

 

...I have none. Every time I come up with an idea, I tend to mull it over for a while and see if it sticks. I try and flesh out the story line as I go about my daily life.
Problem is, I keep falling into the ruts in the mud made by those published authors who came before me and end up with too similar of an idea to continue.
I refuse to write something that is very similar to someone else's work...what I write is ME...influenced by my experiences.
Thus stands my quandry. I think this might be why I get discouraged and procrastinate.
 

I entered a contest yesterday...on a whim. I have been churning around ideas for SO long and never get anything down on paper. I had finally had enough and said "Enough!" (see? told you!)
It's a contest where they give you a quote for inspiration. You write a short piece and submit. It's called "Quotation Inspiration" (clever)
I sat stared at the screen until an idea squeezed out from between my lobes. I ran with it and finished it in record time. I even took the time to review it and make some minor edits. I was SO proud of myself for finishing something! I hit [Send] and even requested public reviews!
Today, I opened it and the blood drained from my head. I actually DON'T like it at all. The sheen from the newness had dulled.
I have resigned myself to keep trying though. As they say, it is better to have tried and failed...or whatever...

Suck it up and press on with pride...(quippy military sayings and a new life motto)

RMP