Oh, wow! It’s a post. Pretty, eh?
Sorry about my absence, not that I think too many people noticed, but I went off on a sort of walkabout through the reality of my life. It’s funny, people often stress the line between what they do online and what they do in the world beyond their screens but the more time I spend away from my computer- a compulsion of late, the more I realize I’m not doing much different than what I do at the end of my keyboard.
I write. Talk to writer buddies. Write. Read everything. Write. Give feedback when the anti-muse Mrs. Lazy isn’t whispering in my ear. Write. Play with my websites (okay, that might be strictly an internet thing). Write. Look up writerly events. Write. Get inspired. Write some more.
In short: I work on furthering my writing life. I immerse myself in what I love and the more time I spend out of the house chasing dreams the more I realize I really am going for it. I’m doing what I need to do no matter where I go to it. Still finding my way but it’s nice to be reminded that I can love something enough to let it permeate every aspect of my life.
Via my my mental walkabout I came to a few conclusions, some of course concerning this site. While this is my online journal I’ve decided I want to work towards displaying things more professionally. I’d like to use this place as a sort of portfolio for my free form ramblings. I have some damn good writing on here and I know it. Not always my best but you can’t know what’s really good till you see what’s really not.
Likewise, it’s still a journal and some of my thoughts aren’t things I’d want the people I want to find me reading. Hence, a few of my older posts are going to be password protected and a few future ones might end up that way as well but I promise, if anyone is interested in reading them they are quite easy to access if you just send me an email to get the global pass.
A lot of my really personal posts regarding PTSD, anxiety, and foster care will still be up though. I like writing about that for others to find. I want others going through the same thing to know they’re not alone.
More, I’m going to be more frequently updating the main part of Written Whispers soon. I’ve been writing the posts just not editing and putting them up because other obligations have been waiting for my attention.