As I went to bed last night I was angry with myself. I started this site over, fresh and new, so it wouldn’t feel like and empty shell any more. A clean slate. A new start.
Yet what I wrote yesterday didn’t feel like my voice. It didn’t feel authentically me. If you & I were talking, I wouldn’t sound like that.
It pisses me off.
That anger is a good thing though, because I’m going to keep it in mind as I write, or at least I’ll try. If I wouldn’t say it out loud, then I’ll think about how I would.
I want my posts to feel like a letter. A note from me to you. A journal for myself. Personal.
Practice, practice, practice. Now that I’m aware of it, I can deal with it.
No more being pissed off at my writing. When it feels like crap, I just need to break through and continue.
Photograph taken on a recent Texas road trip. The former Mary Allen College in Crockett, Texas.
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Every writer has felt like you do…..many times. I know how frustrating it is. don’t know why, but it seems to be an essential part of the creative process. You have lots of tenacity & fortitude, which is what you need, so you’ll do fine.
Love the photo of the abandoned house. It has a voice.
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RT @christinebpc: I am pissed off about writing boring blog posts. Blah. I started over so I could change that. Working on it! http://t.co/…
Anger is a good thing, a flashing light, saying, “LOOK HERE!” I am wondering which inner voice felt the post was “inauthentic” to you. I speak from different perspectives from time to time; some days I speak from righteous indignation, another time I post after a bit too much wine. Maybe my different manifestations are somehow each a part of me. My challenge is to accept the multi-faceted nature of this flawed jewel called Carol. This is tough work!!!!! Oh, and I love your posts, and of course, I love YOU!