Notes on Books

Clearing digital clutter won’t magically fix life, but it does make the mind feel lighter. And lighter minds make better choices.

Hey, you who’s reading this. Nice to see ya here! I finally decided to take matters into my own hands and go back to writing. I have a shameful number of books I started and never finished, and some that I did finish but still need heavy editing. Plus, I really miss writing. The thing is, I have to admit I’m rusty. I genuinely feel like I forgot how to be a writer (yes, after writing and publishing 2 books a couple of years ago).  So, today I set up some writing prompts and picked one just to try. I knew it would suck, but I also knew I had to push through and write it anyway. I kid you not when I say that I stared at the screen for several long minutes just trying to figure out how to start. It was supposed to be a 10-minute writing session with a specific theme, and I couldn’t even start the timer because I felt like I needed a plan before typing a single letter. I realized, my friend, that I was just avoiding the discomfort of failing. I kept fooling myself into thinking I had to come up with something creative, that I had to visualize the whole story before starting, but I completely missed the point of the exercise: just freaking write something! I ended up writing something. I hated it, but it was freeing. Because, well, I DID WRITE SOMETHING! That’s just a snippet of the predicament I put myself in today, but I think you get the picture. If you, like me, want to write a book or finish the ones you’ve already started, try adding “write anything for a few minutes” to your daily schedule. Trust me, we’re walking this path slowly but surely. Let’s be honest and accept that we’re not going to jump back in and write a whole book overnight. But commit with me to taking baby steps toward becoming a writer again, okay?