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Writing For Writing’s Sake
Writing about writing
I have a writing schedule and a publishing goal. Today I beat my publishing goal so I thought it would be o.k. to adjust my writing schedule and binge some non writing related content. Probably a foreign language series I have been into. I put away the laptop and grabbed my Tablet and discovered the writing Gods had other ideas in store for me.
My tablet won’t turn on and my brain won’t turn off. Ugh. Writing it is, then.
I am currently writing just for the sake of writing. It is so good for me to put actual words on physical paper or up on a digital screen. Writing is cathartic for sure, and enhances my therapy. It is a practice in discipline which, ask anyone, I desperately need. Sticking to my writing schedule in no uncertain terms informs my brain: NOW! This is the time to create. Now is the time to write. I am hoping it will also train my mind to rest.
Write about your passions, they say. My passion, at the moment, seems to be writing. I find myself explaining myself to myself, justifying silently or in written words this thing I am doing. This thing that takes me away from my family and chores. This thing that I do which I hope will someday take me away from my job, too. But.
Did you hear that “but” coming from a mile away?
