On this blog, I identify myself as a writer who is working towards completing his first book. But I’m not writing everyday. In fact, I don’t think I’ve written anything in over a month. That begs the question – am I writer?
Probably not. Not right now. Not at this moment.
I want to write but I don’t. The few times I sat down to write, the thoughts were all completely garbled. No words would flow from mind to paper. Of course, I didn’t sit long enough or often enough for the thoughts to gain some clarity.
Maybe that’s why writing a daily blog could help a lot of writers. It’s good to keep a private journal but a blog that anyone in the world could read, would keep a writer on his feet toes. And just the act of focusing on writing a short piece everyday should go a long way in unblocking any blocked/lazy writer. I say should because I haven’t tried it so far.
If I do start writing a small blog post everyday, I’ll definitely report back on how that is affecting my book writing.