A Blog Post for Wednesday
As I craft this post, it is Tuesday. Tuesday evening. My blog post comes out on Wednesday.
Assuming I have it written by then.
I know there are a few people out there who craft a post EVERY DAY. Not me. I often struggle with what to write each Wednesday and frequently wait until the last minute to capture my thoughts on paper.
Why? My once-a -week blog isn’t the focus of my life…or even my writing.
Blogging is a tool. For me, it is a pathway to both discipline and discovery as a writer. It is also a social presence to bring potential readers into my world as an author.
Being an author is only one facet of who I am. I am so much more.
· I am my mother’s daughter.
· I am Mike’s wife. His partner in life.
· I am both a mother and mother-in-law.
· I am a grandmother.
· I am a child of God.
But yes…I am a writer. And an author. The difference?
Writers Write. Authors Publish.
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When I started on this journey, I looked for ways to connect with other writers as well as readers. I looked for opportunities and tools to hone my writing skills. Blogging offers that and more on a consistent basis.
Writing. Revising. Editing. You get the idea.
Writing to publish takes hard work and self-discipline.
The weekly discipline of crafting a blog post is part of that ongoing work.
It is more than pouring words out on paper. More than a diary with an audience of one.
Every time I write and hopefully publish a book, story, or blog post, I am honing my skills. I am searching for “word illustrations."
When I began the blogging journey, I had no clue what a blog was, much less how to start writing one. I read information on the internet by Jeff Goins about blogging. I learned I needed a theme.
Since my goal was to write and publish a novel, I called my blog “A Novel Creation.” Those first few posts were accounts of what I was learning about crafting a novel and the world of publication.
Over time, the blog morphed into a more personal view of what I was learning about writing. Then after my husband, Tom, died in a bicycle accident in 2014, I merely muddled through the motions of writing. I kept the blog going as I shared my heart.
I moved to Kosovo in 2017 to teach fourth graders in an American School. My blog served as a way to share my new life with my friends and family in the United States.
Through those posts, I came to realize I am A Novel Creation. I am.
I am created in the image of God.
Now I write articles, short stories, novels, and…every Wednesday…a blog post.
How about you? What are you writing?
It is wonderful to see and experience how our creative works change over time. I’m currently working on some short pieces.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou have experienced quite a challenge in your life as a Novel Creation.
I'll keep a lookout for your posts.
I have a blog but find it difficult to write often. But I do write when I feel a need to share.