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is that sometimes, I am in a writing mood, yet I don't know what to write about. Or, I have an idea, I sit down, but I just want to find something that flows, not something I have to really, truly think about. What I mean is, I'm in the mood to write, sort of like some people get in the mood to take a walk, or jog or something like that. Something leisurely and relaxing to pass the time. I don't want to sit down and make a poignant statement for the world to gasp at. I just want to write. So, I amble my way to my PC, start a new document, begin a few sentences, and find that I am thinking way too much. That maybe I should research this point before I talk about it. When really, I just want words to pour out so I can relieve some stress or anxiety.
My dilemma is twofold. I have my serious writing, stuff that I have published and stuff that I intend to publish, and then I have my "fun" writing. That's the work I just want to sit down and utilize in a therapeutic manner. Like a hot bath. A good book. A good laugh. Something for relaxation. Some people like to go out and drink to blow off steam, others exercise, meanwhile, I just like to write. I find that things work the opposite for me though. That's what I mean when I say my dilemma is twofold. See, I put more time into my random writings that I just bust out for the sake of busting out. I may sit down and write an essay that takes several hours or most of the day to do. But, I do it for nothing. Just to do it. Yet, a few of the things I have had published, I sat down to do some serious work, and for some reason it just flowed. Like I'm always trying to get my nonserious writing to flow. Some of my best work has taken me only a few hours to do, if that.
That's weird to me. That sometimes you are so on, that you sit down and the best work (or some of the best work) you have ever down has just poured out of you, almost like you were pouring yourself a glass of water or something. I remember hearing musicians talk about writing a hit song in 10-15 minutes. Not some trite bullshit, but a veritably well written song. And, you think, "10-15 minutes? that has to be bullshit, right?" Because who could write something so great that easily?
Yet, I see how.
My point is that I don't have a point. I just love to write. And, maybe, if you just sit down, have passion and do what you want to do, then that is the best way to approach this thing.
Now, I'm going to go write about Steroids and Barry Bonds.
We'll see how long that takes me. :)
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