To blog 10/9/12

Why blog? I  feel that I need to have the idea behind my writing that I’m writing for the world. 90% of my writing is naval gazing, analyzing my self, my background, where I stand; not nearly enough of my writing goes toward the world. I’m naturally quite shy about showing work, and a blog will be the outlet, perhaps, to put forward some ideas that typically stay festering in me until they become stale and gutless. What I need to include in a blog is an organized approach to what I want to put out there. Categories might help. One heading might be essays; another, writing process; another, daily observations. The idea again would be simply to get my word out there, get into the practice of being in the public with my ideas, honing them for others to read. 

I keep telling my students that writing is thinking. I tell them this with great sincerity and enthusiasm, but how much of it do I practice? Hoping this blog will enable me to put my thinking out there and start walking the talk.

I am hesitent to post stories for fear of someone lifting them, but one idea is to have a category that shows a story underway and invites commentary in the process. Areas where an audiance might want more information on charater, setting, plot. This excites me because I can be engaging people with my writing, while also pushing myself to complete the story, which would take place off-line.

One aspect I would like to expore is how I can elicit reaction to my writing. An element of honest exploration will be necessary, I think, to encourage feedback. It will be a narrow walk between giving and receiving, but this will also be the interesting aspect of the blog. I think I can use the blog as a springboard for what makes my own creative spirit soar, and perhaps in the doing, inspire others to find their own creative path.