Getting Back to Writing
Like any other writer, sometimes I sit back from my current project and wonder what the heck I think I’m doing. Why am I writing? Why write? Why don’t I do something that will pay bills like…anything besides writing.
It’s usually about that time my itunes player decides to play me one of the songs that takes me back to when I was writing my first novel. Back then, I let the music take me to whatever mood I was going for, and then I wrote. Why did I write back then? Because I could. I loved it like I loved no other activity. Writing served not only as my escape but as my beloved art.
In writing, I discovered a way to convey to others my dreams for myself, for other, and for the world. Without directly saying a word about myself, I could convey my beliefs about how I thought the world worked then and how I thought it should work.
The time was a truly wonderful one of spending my summer vacation home alone typing away and dreaming of wonderful things and of late nights spent desperately trying to keep my eyes open so I could finish that one awesome scene or chapter.
When I get stuck or wonder why I’m writing in the first place, the problem is usually that I’m trying to please too many people. I forget that I write for myself because it’s my art. It’s forgetting my passion that I get into trouble.
So the next time you feel down or unsure about yourself, go back to the roots of your beginning days of writing. Why did you write then? Tap into that initial passion and find your way back to your art.
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