Damn Dam

A while ago I found writing to be kind of stiff and while I typed it felt real professional so my voice kept coming out like a text book. Ugh! It was horrible. The plot had no problem, but the way it came out on paper was unattractive and unwelcoming. Shame to say (ok, not really) that class time has now been divied up into: listening, taking notes, and flipping to a page filled with tiny scrawl which is the continuation of my new story. Creativity is flowing free, now. The dam that had held me back has been demolished, though there is a bit of foundation left. I can't type stories well. I think I need someone else to type for me because I just am not comfortable with the hand-written words becoming blocky generic tattoos on paper.

The lesson in all this rambling: keep on keeping on! If typing isn't your thing lug a pad and pen(cil) wherever you go. And if you don't like writing just jot down ideas to flourish in ink at home, or lug a laptop with you all over. Keep your tools nearby and always be prepared for an incredible bowl-me-over idea. Writing is all about these moments, embrace them, do not be mad cause they come at unconvenient times. Be glad and embrace them.