Jan.16.2012 at 12:08 pm | Alix B. Golden
I’m an artist…
I’ve always said that I feel as though my life should come with a disclaimer. If you’re a part of it, you could very well end up here in my blog.
It’s been a long time since I’ve written here, every single day. Except for my monthly challenges, I haven’t done that since I started my blog 3+ years ago. With that being said, why, oh why would someone ask me exactly when will I be able to to start back on my blogs?
I’ll try to be as gentle with my response as possible. To borrow words from Erykah Badu, “I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my shit…”
There is a process, a mood that I have to be in to produce work that I deem worthy to share. It’s often not that I haven’t been writing, it’s just that I haven’t been posting. You don’t just sit down and write. You mull over your word choice. You read and re-read. You backspace. You back away, you return… And sometimes, even after all of that, the result still remains a draft.
I do not set the expectation of regular posts here. When everything in my world lines up properly, I will post. when it does not, do not add to the pressure.
I can dig this.
AMEN!
Preach it girl! I have so many drafts sitting on my blog page it’s ridiculous! But the inspiration comes and goes…and that’s what us writers have to deal with. Happy writing!
TELL me about it!