Brainstorm

Now that I have joined NaNoWriMo I have been brainstorming about what I should write. So far I find that I am faced with the same familiar problems as usual. Do I really feel passionate enough about any subject to stick with writing a story let alone a novel? Many of the themes that intrigued me when I was actually writing way back in the day seem very trivial now.

Will I really be able to write 50,000 words? Isn't worrying about it now really just setting myself up to fail?

Some of the stories I find intriguing these days are really other people's stories. Is it really fair of me to steal their stories like some thief in the night? Is that what real writers do? I really need to shed any obstacles that can hold me back and just jump with abandon into the project.

I have, including today, 9 days to decide what direction I will take. Wish me luck!

Just Do It!

I have always wanted to keep a journal but for some reason never follow through. Too many times, I have purchased blank writing journals with beautifully decorated covers with the hope of filling them up only to be intimidated by their creamy blank white pages. I minored in Creative Writing when I was in college, but since then when I sit down to write I find that I have very little to say, or I am too tired or I am afraid I might offend one of my friends by telling their story. In an effort to get into the habit of writing again I have decided to start this online journal.

I have two goals for this experiment to start off with but I may add more along the way:

• Write at least 104 entries by this time next year.

• Invite friends to read the journal and hopefully begin an online dialogue