On Writing
I've been writing for years, like my entire life years, or at least since junior high. I've written in starts and spurts. I've had long dry spells, and I've had those moments of scribbling on any piece of paper I could find in my bag. For me, writing isn't about scribbling out the next great American novel. It's about getting all the thoughts and ideas out of my head and onto paper. If something creative comes from all the nonsense, then that's a bonus. I was never much of a journal keeper until a couple of years ago. I took it on as a challenge for myself. Somewhere to just get random stuff out of my head. Looking back I wish I'd developed this habit years ago, but hindsight is always 20/20. The type of journal I keep could be referred to as a "commonplace book" or a "brain dump book" or even an "everything book." I'm not a "dear diary" kind of person, those kinds of restrictions make me hyperv