Also Sprach Jason-ustra, or "On Writing"

I need to keep writing. I know that I’ve never finished writing anything longer than a short story in my life, so I really need to try to pound out a novel. For my own edification. I know that I can do it – I have the imagination, I just lack the will. I’m great at the start, just have a hard time with the followthrough

Writing can take my breath away, or it can be like pulling teeth – without anesthesia. But still, I like doing it. There is a little niggling part of my brain that keeps prodding me to do it… and another part that says “What the fuck are you doing? What makes you think you have anything new or enlightening or entertaining to say? Why should you even think about writing anything – you know it’s just another way of seeking the approval of others, right?”

I do know that, but I also know that I want to do it because I want to do it. I know that I nee dot do it for me and not for others, but still… I want to know if what I’m writing is good, is captivating, is something that others would want to read. Otherwise, as many many many other people have noted it’s just a masturbatory effort, full of self gratification. Fine in the moment, but hollow in the long term.

I’ve started blogs – blogs with my writing, blogs with my past travel journals, blogs with really really bad webcomics, but I’ve not been able to sustain ‘em. Maybe I’ll start another one, this time just writing about writing. Writing about my process, writing just to... write. To express my feeling’s along the path of writing.

Blah blah blah, touchy feely 1970’s crap. Maybe it’ll help get me started (again), maybe it won’t go anywhere (again), maybe it’ll just be a venting place, but at least it’ll be there. Yeah, I think I will do it – at least if it’s out in the world, I’ll feel like I’ll have a) some sort of audience, and b) an obligation to keep it up. Also, I will be trying to keep up with the actual writing of that elusive novel (I have 3 I’m working on right now… I’ve never gone past 15 pages), and I can keep the site updated on the progress of those.


This will be my firstly posting.

Writing Progress:

9 Pages, fantasy/modern genre