It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything here, or participated in Write On Wednesday, or done anything towards my dream of becoming a Writer.
But, lately I’ve been thinking about getting back to writing regularly. I’ve got several ideas percolating in my head.
This morning, WordPress.com’s homepage led me to find a blog called “Two Writing Teachers“, and that newfound website inspired me to really get excited about going back to my writing.
I especially liked the Writing Teachers’ post about the things they’ve learned from their Summer Reading. So much of what they listed I could relate to! I loved that they encouraged keeping track of what you’ve read — I do this, and would HIGHLY recommend it to everyone! And, I could relate to their Writing bits, even though I don’t write consistently, or with any real seriousness. Writing is still only a hobby for me.
What got me started thinking about getting back to writing is actually my afternoon “boredom”. Much as I enjoy sitting around, reading, all afternoon, every day, I also find that I keep seeking out munchies because I tend to get “bored”. I keep putting that in quotations, because I’m not necessarily conscious of said boredom. I just know that I must be ’cause I tend to keep putting the book down, pacing the house, looking for snacks (even though I’m not necessarily hungry), etc.
The way I figure it, if I take up a discipline of writing for __ minutes every afternoon (or, perhaps an hour or more), I won’t be bored any more, and I will move toward my goal of being a published writer.
I still have my unfinished novel-in-progress to work on – I’m just several chapters from being finished with the first draft. It’s the book I started working on during NaNoWriMo 2006 (and yes, I realize that that was 4 years ago… so I’ve obviously let my Writing slide for far too long! I think there’s a fear buried there — but that’s another post for another day). 
And, as I said earlier, I have a couple of new ideas spinning webs in my head — I need to get them out on paper… start working on them, and see if anything good comes from either.
So, stay tuned… I hope to be more diligent with coming on here, doing writing prompts, or participating in W.O.W., again, or just rambling about my progress in trying to sit down to a disciplined writing time every day.
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