Obviously, I have been challenged by posting regularly to this blog. I love to write, but my time-management issue and full-time job keep getting in the way. I have so many thoughts that I wish to write down. Once again, I am making a comittment to posting at least twice weekly.
My writing is getting pushed further and further down on my list of priorities. Although my “job” is okay, it is not where I want to spend my life. I have been bitten by the freelancing bug and really do not want to work for anyone else.
Why am I still prioritizing working and not writing? Perhaps, I am lacking the confidence to know I really have the talent to write or the time to really learn the nuances of the craft. The prospect of no security scares me as well. I keep thinking I just am not ready to do what I really want.
So, I am taking small steps to reach my goals. I will focus more on writing regularly in shorter amounts of time. This should give me some time to make a plan to get me writing regularly.
1 Comment
June 24, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Hello, Peggy! So good to hear from you again.
Your wondering and questioning about a writing life seems to mimic my own! I have done through stretches of dedicated writing, only to fall off the wagon for weeks (OK, months!). But the writing bug is always at the back of my heart, beckoning me. And I also have just enough work that my days are full (not crammed, but not open for personal writing). So how does one begin such a life? I’ve heard that at some point it means setting a writing goal and working night and day until it’s met. Not sure I’m ready for that . . . And I’m curious, what sort of writing do you dream of?