Becoming a Writer...at Night

created on 9/3/10. I was unable to publish it on that day due to time expiring on the computer.

I have been going back and forth about whether I should start a blog. Valid vacilliation theme don't ya think?
Well I thought so myself. Here's why:

(1) It seems that everyone else has cashed in on the idea. There's a massive amount of exciting blogs out there with exeplary messages and huge fan bases.

(2) I've read that almost all "unheard of", "inexperienced", aspiring authors<dat all be me>---at least have successful blogs. How else would agents have examples of their writing to draw from?

(3) Writing and maintaing a blog takes much work that helps build writing skills. While doing so the author is able to prune marketability as he or she discovers what appeal to others. It can also help one nest their intial yet burgeoning fan base---before publishing. That's half the battle getting those fans and getting them hard!

But you know what? So what. That's what!

I mean, really, I considered doing a book review blog. Then I realized it would be difficult to read the books, review them, post the reviews and gain an audience all the while working on my original project.

Then there were two facinating ideas for commentary blogs (not to be confused with this online journalesque format of my experiences to the road of being discovered), yet that posed to be extremely time consuming and way too distracting for a person who has ideas pop in her head once every 9 seconds.

I concluded everyone's got a blog who has time for one that's why they've actually got one. See how that came full circle, made sense and therefore excluded me from the running for the next top hit blogster?
Yeahh... me too.

History has shown that I can't keep up with one. I'm surprised I am here somewhat consistently. Perhaps I will let it be a fleeting idea ,yet another one of those distractions I have once I start research, character drafting and/or plotting my story lines. The distractions come so easy. The blog will not. Ima let this idea go for now and perhap forever. (I know eventually I will have to get a website to promote my books---perhaps that will have an update blog section, but nothing formal)


In other news, a lot  of shish k's has\ve been going on in my life right now. I have allowed it all to slow down my writing process. I blame no one but my big fat brainy self. Let's take inventory. Today is Friday and I can say that I sat at the computer ONCE (this entire work week) to delve into my current project. (side bar I finally picked one I was going to focus on first. I set a deadline and everything. YEEHAW!)

Also, we had a few mishaps within the last week. The electricity was turned off for about two days. *Electric Company* made a mistake that they refused to own up to. So I was out of a working computer for that time frame. Then this week I woke up to hubby stating that the internet was cut off. This time was truly our fault. We won't have it on again until next week( I'm at the library right now. Can you SEE my dedication? Can you feel the love in my burning HEART? The love for my craft?) Anyhow that = major bummer. No reason to stop writing, but definately a distraction, since I am in my research phase of my project AND I am looking for a full time job to help fund this passionate journey. Sigh. I find myself sighing a lot these days.

Then there is an outstanding problem that has caused me to be home in the first place- my health. Despite my attempts to become stronger as I heal it seems that the reverse may actually be occurring. I have to see the doctor's next week, but<---this leads to another stressor which adds to this overall distraction---> I currently don't have insurance. How irresponsible, right? Well it's just a casualty in this recent war on my life. But I shouldn't be without for too long. I just played this hand wrong. I rejected COBRA and was unable to get on my husband insurance as planned. Booooo!

Speaking of which, it has been hard for hubby and I to be home during the day together. We live in a tiny apartment. We both work from computers which are located in the only "true" rooms we have in the place. It's so distracting because I like peace and quiet to work. He, for some reason likes the clanging sounds of the air condition, television, radio and any other noise he can turn up for inspiration ALLLLL at the same time. Calamity. That is the word that describes his working style affects on my daily schedule. Huge barriers. Not as crippling as my health(which sometimes has me down days at a time) but definitely--- H.U.G.E in the distractions department..

Lasty, there is reading. Reading seems harmless doesn't it? After all, the pros advise one to keep reading to improve one's writing. However, keeping up with what I am reading poses as a challenge to me because typically I am reading two or three books at a time. This does not including my inspirational books or scriptures. ...And I am usually writing about two or three projects at a time (projects that for some reason never get completed.) Surprise! Surprise! Surprise... cue in declining womp sound here.

So yeah I have to get my ish together first by avoiding distractions such as starting a blog and every little thing that takes my mind to a different task. Perhaps I share this problem with many other writers. I once read a pro proclaim in more words than less-- I can't even have a window in my room. There must be nothing around to distract.

But what happens when the distraction is simply yourself? *wink*


A story of 1,000 glories starts one page at a time...
~Misty Miles