On Writing - For Me Anyway

I highly recommend writing as a hobby! It gives a feeling of accomplishment. It is good exercise for your brain and yes, it is possible to make a living at it. I'm passing a lot of days here at home with only books, an internet connection and time. When I write, it does not feel like days lost. I've also started keeping a personal journal. I write down my accomplishments for the day, my step count and around Sunday, goals for the week. It has only been a month or so and I'm mainly interested in seeing what changes over longer periods of time. If you don't have a computer, all you need is a notebook and a pen to start. I still have an old notebook with stories I wrote not long after high school. Start writing! Enjoy the benefits of wandering around in your own limitless imagination and stay sane at the same time.          
   
No, I'm not one of those suffering artists having words  bleed out of me onto the page (or computer screen??). It happens when it happens. Sometimes I go many months only writing a log-in or a comment or two. My last completed book, Seeds of The Utopia Times Unite, was mostly done on Saturdays, many Saturdays. College and NFL football are cool and all. They do nothing towards long term goals. They are great time wasters when that's what you need. Sometimes we all need a break. I find I write because I want to and when I want to. I don't seek validation or a big pay day with a movie deal. I share it with others because I find value in it and want to share. It you don't like it or laugh at my silly errors, that's cool. Find stuff you do like and I'll keep working on getting better.  

Now I find myself with too much time on my hands mostly here at home. What to do? There is Youtube which takes time wasting to a whole new level. There are video games. I never really got into them and that's probably for the best. Then there are books. I have hundreds here in the house and a whole library full via my Kindle (My most used birthday gift ever! Thank you Carol and Dad). I read a serious book then one or two just for fun. They say want to write, then read! I agree. Writing is not an easy thing to do. It takes energy and time both. I have slowly built the habit of writing every day. It may be just a few lines, doing a little editing on older stuff or a whole page or two. The days I skip, I feel funny, like something is missing. Zero days for me are when little to nothing gets accomplished. It is okay to have them from time to time. Pain, tiredness and laziness sometimes win. I just try to keep them to a minimum.