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 |   A tentative blog to test the temperature. |
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Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end. So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.     |
| When the Block Drops I’ve often heard it said that, if inspiration doesn’t come, the writer should press on with determination to break through the dry spell. Yet, I know this for a fact, that, if my heart’s not in it, I produce substandard stuff. Is it really a case of one or the other, keep going regardless or sit and wait for that moment when the way ahead is clear? Having tried both solutions, I think it’s best to continue to write, even if the product is hardly worth the trouble. Very often, it’s the act of writing that seems to reignite the fire of inspiration. This may be because, in writing, we remember the good times it has given us, those moments when the words poured from us and created magic on the page. Or, perhaps, it’s that, in writing down our thoughts, we notice side alleys that lead to other thoughts and that, sometimes, these spark into life, revealing a new approach and reason to write. The best moments, however, come when we least expect them, when we’re minding our own business and not “being a writer” at all. That’s when the genius ideas, the flashes of insight, creep up behind and pounce suddenly, leading us into a world where it becomes so easy. Or maybe it’s just that writing is a complicated process and we’ll seize upon any excuse to get away from it for a while. In which case, writer’s block, my ass. Word Count: 244 |
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As someone who just reviewed an item in your port, I can't help but wonder, Did I pick an item that you'd throw out? 
