Have I stopped writing? If you ever visited here (more on the technicalities involved with that statement in a moment), then it may seem like that is the case. What has actually occurred is a lot of discouragement, battles with mental health, some life happening, and a ton of writing… Just writing that I didn’t want to put here or anywhere. I’ve ignored the public face of writing for so long that it’s a bit embarrassing that this infrequently updated site even exists. Which explains why I didn’t even notice my domain expiring and why we now have a hyphen in the URL. I think I like it though. It’s like a milestone, a reminder that I have rarely taken this site seriously.
Maybe I can fix that.
I’m not going to talk about what I want to do or even what I will do. Instead, I’ll reflect on what I have done and what I have been doing. At least this time around. Which, if you’ve looked at the posting history around here, this could be the only post for another long while. Time will tell, but I hope not.
I’ve been working on a big project. A fantasy novel that’s shaping up for about 200,000 words and I can say that with some confidence as I’m near that word count already. If you include all the background notes, failed chapters, and rewrites, I’m easily at a word count that is double that. I’ve proven that I have the discipline for this craft, to myself and my family if no one else, but I have not proven that I have the courage. I’m still working on that part. I always tell my kids that everyone in this world needs to work on themselves no matter how young or old. I know I have some work to do, and writing about it in “public” as a very private person who borders on reclusiveness is my penance.
I’ll keep it brief for now, and maybe always. One of the many things I know about writing is that it is far easier to sit down and spend hours writing something that isn’t a thing you truly care about than spending 15 minutes doing so.
Quote of the Moment:
“I think all worlds are magic. We just get used to it.”
―Stephen King, Fairy Tale
Current Reads:
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson