Write On

I haven't writen an original thought in over five months.

I thought by taking a break from writing I would find out if writing was as important to my existence as I once thought. I was very surprised to find that I didn't miss writing.

So should I surmise that being a writer is not who I really am?

Writing is hard work, and I found writing an original stressful. I'm a perfectionist at heart, and I revise as I write. I want to be the type of writer who writes now and thinks later, but it's not in my constitution. I truly miss the idea of writing. At this point I feel stagnate... as if I'm letting an opportunity of a lifetime pass me by. Writing the next great American novel has to be a driving force in one's existence to make a difference. Without the desire to get words on a page, the realm of appearing on a local bookshelf seems a pipe dream.

At this point in my life publishing is not even a thought. I just want an idea for a story that I truly believe has to be told. I want the burning desire to type words.

I want to feel like a writer all over again.