I am flattered by all of the texts, emails, and messages I have received from concerned readers wanting to know why I have not been blogging. Well, to be honest, I have no excuse. Nothing has happened. Everyone is well. However, somewhere in the last few weeks, my spark seemed to have died. I tried to call a repairman, but there isn’t one. No one has the ability to help me find my mojo and rekindle the spark. It’s gone. I had it for a full year. It did not have a chance to flicker out. The year of the blog forced me to come up with topics every day.
Now, without the stress of the deadline, I have found that my ideas suddenly feel uninteresting and obtuse. I cannot seem to formulate ideas. I can’t seem to think of anything to write. Everything used to remind me of a story, and now, I cannot even conjure a thought.
I am afraid that any good story I ever knew has already been written. I am afraid that any story I want to write seems arbitrary and a waste of time. I seem to have developed a case of the dreaded trepidations, and I do not know how to escape it.
So, my dear reader, be patient. I am going to try to masterfully develop my observational techniques yet again. I promise, I am going to try to find something I not only want to say, but that I need to say as well.
Just write serial saturdays everyday! Its my crack right now! I love it!!
Whether you think you can or can’t……you’re right
I know exactly how you feel. I have been contributing to my blog for 8 years. It started out as an online journal for my friends waaay back in the day of Windows Spaces and then morphed into the WordPress blog it is now. Some days I am filled with endless ideas or stories to share…and other days I just feel blah.
Your spark is still there…sometimes it just requires a small rest. No worries tho, your fans will still be here when you’re ready.
Sometimes I keep a list of things I want to write about ….then I toss it away. In general, I write when I feel like it…when I don’t, I respond to other people’s blogs.
Writer’s block … understands that too though….kind of like reader’s block … and cooking block nod nods. I know I will keep a watch for your words … even if it takes a while to come.
Serial Saturday will still be written– did you read the last installment? I added another little twist.
Yup, yup…just read it yesterday finally! And this just this morning lol. I am playing catch up.
And I liked the new character…..not fond of an overly tattoed or pierced body … but like Rachel, his actions made me go…hmmmmm….he’s not so bad. LOL…..you KNOW you are writing well when you have one of your readers falling for a character lol.
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I’ve been there! Hope you got your voice back… Also wanted you to know I linked to your article with Zemanta’s help. Hope you don’t mind!
Happy writing!