Blogging is writing. It is not the-big-important writing, not the-stall-you-in-your-tracks writing, nor is it unimportant. I have learnt that to maintain a blog, I have
to pay attention to words and ideas and then to act. Whatever blogging goals that I have, private
and announced, the call of the blog needs to be answered. I find that when the key board has been
silent for too long, a blog post is a simple way to start writing again. Writing something has the magic to call more
projects to mind. And fingers to keyboard,
the process begins.
Blogging leads to writing. There’s a sort of sweep the floor, put away
the dishes clearing that happens with blogging.
One little random idea is executed with each blog. This frees the mind to find another random
idea, or to circle back to the larger project that waits.
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| Sharp-tailed Grouse |
Blogging is more than writing
practice. Blogging is a commitment to
that writing practice. There is a point
when something that you choose to do, becomes more than a choice. It has become a habit. I am not the only
person who has found that blogging is one step on the road to being a dedicated
writer.
Blogging is important to my
writing. I’ve circled this lesson
before, but if I set blogging aside, for whatever reason, then it eventually
stalls my word flow. It might not be
logical, but the blog has to be on list of tasks. It is good for the writer.
