Hello World
Whelp, finally got here. Time to start committing to this thing I think. No idea what kind of rubbish is going to end up being posted but at the very least it will get me writing more frequently, which can’t be a bad thing.
I’m becoming engrossed in “Becoming a Writer” by Dorothea Brande – it’s an old book but it’s absolutely fantastic. Apparently a very well regarded piece, it’s not big but it’s all about learning to *BE* a writer, rather than learning how to write plots and dialogue etc etc. The exercises it outlines are brilliant, and in truth I’m finding they’ll probably apply well to the other things that need changing in my life. A lot of the issues described as common bad habits or blocks for new or struggling writers mirror the issues I’m having myself.
So multiple purposes are served by this it seems. An exercise in discipline, regular writing, a journal and I will be keeping track of my progress with the exercises in the book – as well as anything else that flits across my mind while I’m in front of the keyboard I imagine.
If I am to do it, there’s no point doing it half-heartedly, so I must make every effort to write regularly. And when I reach the exercise of dedicated writing in the book I must reorganise myself and commit a debt of honour, as Dorothea names it, to write every day. Here goes…
P.S. hopefully new (nicer) look coming soon but I want to use a modified version of another design and I think I’ll wait to get a reply to my mail before I go ahead and plagiarize it *grin*
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