So I guess I should write up some sort of a post before I leave for five days. I don't like to say that ten days went by between my posts, even though they basically have and I don't have much to say. But I guess...I owe it to you? I dunno. I started this back when I was thinking of pursuing writing as a career and wanted to dip a toe in the water. Since then, through both the blog and general events in my life, I've realized that that is not the course for me. I'm not supposed to live that way, whatever 'that' way is.
Of course, I'll never stop writing. I just don't want to be pressured. I want to enjoy the process and take as long as I want. I have to like and care about what I'm writing or I won't have the fuel to finish a story. That doesn't work for a career writer.
Not to mention, my lack of muse is about to skyrocket as an endearing eight-week-old puppy enters the household this coming monday. I'll be very tired and very busy, and I already have commitments to friends and other sites. This just isn't a priority for me anymore. Nothing extremely useful, deep, or important goes up here anymore, and I'm not good at writing fluff pieces. I don't enjoy them, at least.
So...yeah. This is my question: Does anyone still read this? Do you care about what I'm saying, or are you reading as a courtesy? Would you be duly devastated if I told you I'm scrapping the blog? I ask because I never get any feedback and I do spend a lot of time of each post, and it's sometimes discouraging when you come back and no one has anything to say to you. Blogs aren't supposed to make you feel that way.
Yup. If you want me to continue this, you'd better comment or Email me or something. Because I like writing, but if no one's reading it I might as well write on my own time, without trying to maintain a site.
I still read this, but its seems as though its really up to you if you want to keep "blogging" or not. The question is, do you still enjoy posting? or is it just a chore?
ReplyDeleteBasically a chore. I only rarely think of anything interesting that I would like to ramble on about where people can actually read it. Perhaps it is time to close this place.
ReplyDeletesadness. but if it is a chore, you shouldnt do it anymore. i still like hearing what you have to say even if there is 10, 20, 30 days between posts. but 31 might be too much. :D
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Hey missy. You should always write for yourself, because sometimes writing is thinking, and a body must think. I've been keeping a journal for nine years (no joke), and if it were not private I would not be able to think in it. Too many other influences making me lie to the page. On that note, and hypocritically, seeing as how I just discovered this, I'm sort of hoping you will keep it up. Love.
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