Short and sweet-- For once, I feel good. My mind is a bit more clear this week. Writing has been majorly fun, and I feel like I've been slowly getting to a decent mental space. Tougher things are coming. But, for this little bit, I'm going to pat myself on the back and tell myself... …
Category: Thoughts on Writing
Lighter Writing
One of the purposes of the blog is to allow me to think about more than just the average story. With the Friday posts, I haven't really found a pattern for it. Honestly, I use it to record my thoughts. It just happens that the only thing ever on my mind is writing. So, it …
Isolation and Writing
It's been a bit. Posting and stuff. Writing hasn't gotten easier. Or, at least, my improvement is so minuscule that I can't possibly notice. I don't know. Maybe it has gotten easier, but I'm in for the long road so I know I'm not going to get better just over a couple of months. It …
Light Writing
It took a lot of work, but I was finally able to chisel through the blockage. My mind feels like mine again. No stress, no negative thoughts, no mud--just J.B. Durnett and my writing. It's a marathon so there will be more work in the future. For now, though, I will celebrate my step-by-step accomplishments. …
Progress in Writing
I want to talk about bananas. Kidding. The wife came up with a really interesting subject to discuss-- Progress. Struggling for the last week has caused me to look back at previous works, which is also just something I do once in a while to rediscover perspective. While the blog makes it super easy to …
Two Months
Writing is hard. Two months of posting. This one will be short. Good time to refresh my mind. Because writer's block, low energy everything. It's one of the trials of being a writer. Writing when you don't feel like writing. When everyday life weighs so much on my shoulders, I can't conjure the right words …
The Urge to Write
Writing is hard. It's complicated. Multi leveled. Complex and, sometimes, a total pain in the butt. Now that I've got a bit of posts under my belt, I feel I'm finally learned more about the overall idea and concept of writing. Each time I post I'm earning more and more respect for the craft. Of …
Pressure and Writing
There's an unspoken pressure with writing. I've thought of this thousands of times. I noticed more recently than usual because I've given myself deadlines for this blog. There's not only the pressure to write well for an audience, but the self proclaimed drive to make sure I post things in a timely manner. But this …
Fear and Writing
As a writer, there is always a constant fear. Of failing, or the strange thought that one day I'll wake up and the ability will be gone. I've always had the fear that somehow my creative thoughts would one day 'run out.' I was nervous starting this blog because of that very thought. For some …
One Month of Posting
This will be a little shorter than usual. As a reward to myself. Because its kind of a bench mark. I've tried a lot of things in my thirty years. I can honestly say it's been a little overwhelming of all the activities I've attempted, just to see if I was good at anything. I …
