I'm Back...or At Least I'm Gonna Try To Be

It's been a long time since I've blogged. Things got pretty crazy for me with the end of grad school, thesis writing, manuscript writing, job searching, job finding, and moving. Things are still pretty crazy but they've settled down enough that I would like to try the blog thing again. I've learned a lot about writing and other creative arts and I'd like to share those things with you. There will be some catch-up posts to start with, then we'll see where things go.

I hope to hear from you all soon!

Best,
Adam

Are You a Writer or a Blogger?

This isn't a post dogging blogging.

Hey, that rhymed!

Blogging has been a big help to me. I've found to great contacts who have helped me learn about the craft and given me a sense of community.

This is a post about time and prioritization.

As a writer, time is the most difficult thing to come by. I know I'm not the only one with this issue. There are countless posts out there about finding the time to write.

Write while you're on the toilet. Never watch TV. Sleep when you're dead. Etc...

Not gonna happen.

Creativity I have (I think). Technique I can hone. Style I can improve. But time is a finite resource; there's only so much to go around. And blogging takes time.

AND the thing about blogging is that it isn't really writing. Not creative, fictiony, character-driven, crawling with dwarfs and robots writing-that-I-love type writing anyway.

So, I'm going to try to cut back the blogging to one QUALITY post per week.

Please tune in next week for my thoughts on the difference between creative and technical writing and how they can influence one another.

Have a great weekend!