I have kept a diary for most of my life. Or, at least, since the age when keeping a diary was important to a growing girl with more imagination than social skills. But keeping a blog, I have a feeling, will be much different.
While a diary can be unstructured, unfettered, a blog has to have topics and themes. I can ’t just keep a log of events. Darn it all, I have to think about what I want to say! So, time to choose a topic. And I’ve chosen…Commitment.
Commitment is a vital part of being a writer. You can have all the talent in the world and voice that sings like Whitney Houston, but if you don’t have the commitment to set your words on the page, day after day after day, then you’re not a writer.
My typical day goes something like this: Get up early, write, go to my day job (yes, I have one. One day I’ll achieve my goal of being able to give it up) gym, dinner, reality TV, more writing, bed. When deadlines loom, writing takes up a bigger and bigger part of the day. First the gym membership will get dusty, but that’s ok, because I’ll have given up eating regularly, so it all evens out. Reality TV goes eventually – I have to have something to look forward to, don’t I? The point is, if it’s important, and if you’re committed to it, you’ll find the time – ala Tim Gunn, you make it work.
Ok, so that was my first blog. Pretty rocky, right? Well, when learning something new, it takes me a little while to get into the flow. But I’m committed. And I’m excited. So, stick with me kids, it can only get better.