Write Every Day

I think Stephen King said that if you want to do something well you have to do it every day. And he was probably talking about writing since that's what he does. Stephen King is one of my favorite authors and he does write every single day. He never takes a day off.  Not for holidays or loved ones. And I find that kind of insane. I mean.... everybody deserves a break, right? Maybe hard work shouldn't be rewarded with breaks. I dunno. I'm not a successful writer.

Anyways... my point was, I should write every day. I used to write a lot. I used to belong to a community solely dedicated to writing and I had a lot of fun with it. Some ancient, no longer in existence, website called Bolt.com. I used to post stories and poems and people would leave comments, and they were generally helpful and useful. I think this must have been before the days of the common internet troll. Either way, that website doesn't exist any more, and I haven't found another that I like nearly as much.

When I write STORIES (as opposed to blog posts) I prefer to use pen and paper. I'm not sure why. It's slow, and tedious, and my brain moves much more quickly then my pen, but I like it. It's what I've done for years and years, and probably what I will continue to do. Forever. So I think I will get a notepad I can keep in my purse so I can write every day. Whenever the mood strikes!

I'm thinking of making another blog page just for short stories or poems. So I can blog on the main page about writing, and do all the writing on another page. Seems silly.  I've also had apprehensions about putting ANY of my stories on the internet, because.... you know.... it's the internet. Nothing good can come of that. So I dunno if I will ever post my actual stories here. You guys just get to come along for the ride and read about my experiences...... That also seems silly.