Saving Me One Word At a Time

As mother nature churned an arctic blast of winter at northwest Ohio today, I finally settled on a plan to keep me sane as I continue to sink into a routine that is taking a heavy toll on me. With the usual routine of "work, girlfriend, sleep, repeat" chewing away at me (although don't get me wrong, each of these things on their own has plenty of positives), I turn to my past once again to find relief.

My first major priority is fiction. Although I haven't had time to keep up on reading like I wanted to during the summer, I am definitely making a huge push to get my creative writing back off the ground. I'm making sure that computers are not central to my writing career, so I'm making a serious effort to carry pen and paper with me at all times, making sure that every little creative thought or moment of inspiration gets written down and compiled for future possibilities. I hope this will help me focus my thoughts a little better.

My goal is to someday soon be able to write short-form fiction that allows me to crank out a story a week and get frequent feedback on my writing process. Despite the constant work that went into my creative writing workshop classes, I do miss the community, atmosphere, and consistent feedback that my workshops provided. Maybe I should find public workshops? Man, that would be scary and awesome all at the same time.

Hopefully this positive feeling about my writing sticks, because as things stand right now, my weekly routine feels narrow and confining, and my future potential limiting. I would like to make writing one of my forefront interests again, consuming more of my time than it has recently. But with a full-time job, a girlfriend to see, programming to keep up with, Guitar Hero 4 to get through (if my mom doesn't beat me to it), an exercise regiment that I'm trying to fire up, and a path towards spirituality that I'm beginning to seek, how the hell do I find time for writing?

It'll be an interesting couple of weeks going towards the holidays, that's for sure. B3 out.