I’ve wanted to create a sort of writing blog for a long time. I used to have a livejournal where I threw a bunch of crappy writing that I never intended to do much with, but it got cluttered and ugly and I didn’t really like it. So then I made a new one, and I was too lazy to ever make it pretty or…post anything.
In the meantime, I started to think about how much I like the concept of blogging vs. the sort of rambling tales of my daily exploits that pop up at my actual livejournal. I have two others, namely NPI, a hockey blog I share with my co-conspirant and ruiner of Oilers, Elly, and that cooking blog that HG, Jordi and I remember to update every once in a while. But while I’d thought about the idea of making a blog to stash my writing, I never considered one where I blog about writing. After a conversation with Finny earlier I realized that I talk enough about it when I have someone to talk to, that it would make perfect sense to chronicle it blog-wise. And it isn’t like I can’t post excerpts and pieces and things like that here, too. I’m willing to be it will devolve into a chronicle of just how badly I can’t find a job, but you know.
So here goes. I’m 21, I’m a senior at Western Michigan University, finishing up my creative writing major, and I’m fully confident I will never get a job. You know. Typical writer things. I sometimes think I like coming up with things to write more than I do the actual writing. I keep a moleskin on me at all times, full of notes and quotes and authors I’m supposed to read but hardly ever get around to. And silly doodles that don’t generally relate to anything. I’ve finished two pieces (short stories, which is what I mainly write) in the last couple months and started god knows how many.
Last summer I went to Prague via the WMU Prague Summer Creative Writing Program, and I’ve loved the city ever since. It’s probably been one of the best things I’ve ever done for my writing – the environment as well as the workshop I was in – and I’ve referenced it a lot ever since – so I make no promises that you won’t get sick of hearing about it if for some reason you decide to follow this blog.
So that’s that. Um. Welcome?
I tried to major in writing, but my mom figured I out to do something that could make me money. I became an accountant. 10 years later, I’m backpeddling to writing again. I have notes and notes of “ideas” for stories. I’ve just sat down to write my first and so I joined the 70 day challenge. Good luck.