Rainy days are the best excuse in the world for not leaving the house. "Leave the house? Who me? No, sorry, couldn't - raining, don't you know."
Rainy days also prompt treasure hunts in one's closet. Sometimes you find a shirt you loved, but just needed to sew on a button. Sometimes it's a pair of shoes that really kill your feet, but you're willing to give 'em a shot on Monday. Sometimes it's a Rubbermaid tub full of writing. Today's hunt unearthed all three, but it was the latter that has taken up the last five hours of my day.
I've called myself a writer for a long time now. Mainly to friends and family. And I am, I suppose. Except I have a difficult time finishing anything. I've known this truth for some time, but actually having it visualized on a rainy Sunday in the form of a Rubbermaid tub brimming with ideas unrealized, dialogue to stories yet unformulated and pages of first chapters - well, I'm feeling a little less like a writer and a little more like a fraud.
What does it take to finish something (something more than maudlin poetry produced after three glasses of red wine)? I'm not sure.
But I did do some hammering away at one of the book ideas today and maybe that's something. And maybe if tomorrow I can do a little more, well then - maybe that's one step closer to doing more than calling myself a writer.
That's a lot of thinking for a Sunday. I take it back. Rainy days suck.
3 comments:
Nice to see you back on the Blog. As you say,'Writing is as writing does' Just leaving a note on the Blog is a good step and a good walk through life is just a series of good steps.
Later, Steve
"Steve" - thanks for checking the blog daily. Especially after an abysmal 3 month dry spell. To you, I say "word".
M
You're a writer if you write. It's that simple. Don't ever tell yourself different and don't let other people convince you of otherwise either. It takes courage, confidence and drive to write. So do it when you find the opportunity--whether that's every day or once a week or randomly on a sticky note tacked up beside your computer.
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