I hate it
when I have a great idea for an essay or a blog post, but I can’t sit down and
work on it at the moment. Too often, the
great idea escapes me when the opportunity to document it finally arrives. Oh, I know the best answer is to jot the idea
down quickly and refer to it later, but it usually seems so awesome that I am
certain I will remember it. Alas, I do not!
For
instance, I had a Part II to yesterday’s post.
I think it had something to do with “How much is not enough,” but I can’t
remember for sure!
Here is what
really bothers me. If I regularly write
in my mind and delay putting pen to paper or finger to keyboard, can I really
call myself a writer? I
know I am a runner because I do it often enough (and other people see me
pounding the pavement) but what defines “writer?” I have an author’s Facebook page. Is that what it takes to be legit? I published a book in 2008.
That was over four years ago. Two blogs and a couple of online gigs can be
added to my portfolio, as well as, a column for Blue Circle Sports. For some reason, we writers think that
dollars validate our talents. Maybe they
do and maybe they don’t. This much I
know – those of us who write HAVE to write and those who don’t write have
trouble understanding why we feel compelled to write. Maybe it’s an addiction. Better yet, maybe it’s therapy. You see, this 300 word post just helped me clarify
why I write and where I need to focus my efforts. I took the time to document it. Maybe tomorrow I will remember why I write!
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