Sunday, February 22, 2015

The one about wikihows

There is a wikihow on poetry writing and it is fabulous.

Throughout college, the only way I could successfully begin any piece of writing was to start off with an appetizer of two bottles of Miller Lite. Otherwise, I would stare at the word processor, gripped by a fear that the first words I would type would be, "all my thoughts are crap and my writing sucks," and not be able to stop, Jack Torrance style. And that's what I would be forced to submit as my paper. 

When I began to write this, it was not an appropriate time for beer (although I'm not saying I don't support day drinking, because I absolutely do!) In looking for inspiration, I came across this neat and tidy wikihow, breaking writing down in it's most simple of forms. I was over-thinking things. 

This helped. 

My goals for this blog are somewhat broad, currently. I'm hoping as I keep creating, I can winnow and crystallize my objective. As it stands, I hope to share my thoughts on the writing process, investigate forms, possibly review, and possibly maybe ask for help with my own pieces.


I absolutely welcome all feedback and thank you for following along with me. 

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