Writer’s write. That is pretty much the gig. Where it gets complicated is in the ‘having something to say’. I feel like I am in a space right now where I do have stories to tell and in some there is that greater and larger message. Others are really fun or interesting rabbit holes I’d like to travel down. The key here is that I do have stories to tell, and that is an evolution (or return) from where I have been for a while now. That makes me feel really good, because I was in a place where I did not think I had stories left in me. Here now I know that the Shadowrun Trilogy I am writing is in fact a trilogy and not a one-off as I assumed. I have more stories that need telling in that world. I have the Torathae–My fantasy world. I have a modern sci-fi story that is starting to feel more and more real each day, so I need to get that one finished before it starts to read like a history text.
Those are the big three. The thing is, those are no longer the only three. I may not be at the Idea Archive level anymore, but I want to tell stories. I want to find new stories to tell and grow from that experience. I never stopped loving being a writer, but I stopped being in love with being a writer and even knowing how to do that in my life. I am learning my way back and in that my way forward.
Some Thoughts:
- Really struggling with the laptop lately. I don’t know if this is a hand placement issue or a mousepad situation, but I am having trouble with jumping off the page–The pad feels incredibly sensitive and when I type in the middle part of the keyboard I often end up swiping the pad and erasing words or jumping off the window entirely. This is not good.