My last entry was an easy one: a simple holiday
reflection of Christmases Past. Somehow, after that, I just couldn’t bring
myself to write another posting. My problem wasn’t only with my blog, but other
writings as well. While I continued to write the mystery novel I’d already
begun, it was a painful process to eke out enough pages to meet my writers’
group deadline twice a month.
I tried prompts, wrote a few drafts but only half-heartedly.
Then, I read a friend’s blog. She apparently was having the same problem as I
was. Her most recent posting, “First Step Taken,” on her blog, Musings, speaks
to the solution. She illustrates so well what it’s like to want to write yet
not feel able to do so.
And so now I’m feeling it’s time to hit the keyboard
again. Seeing someone I know well experience and conquer writer’s block
inspires me so much more than reading similar advice from those I don’t know,
though all are well-meaning “experts” and seasoned writers.
Being part of a writing community is such an important
support system. If you are a writer or aspire to write, whether fiction or
nonfiction, find other folks who also yearn to do so. While friends and family
can be encouraging, sharing your work and yes, your anxieties about writing
with those who also experience them, helps the most.
So, thank you, Lois, for your wonderful words. Reading your posting helps a lot. I, too,
will take the pledge to “not not write.” I look forward to seeing your next
month’s posting and pledge mine will follow close behind!
