Writing Conundrum · 10 February 2024
I find myself in a writing conundrum when I have many ideas and many projects.
Before I get too far, I must say that I am not complaining. Not one little bit. For my writing conundrum is not a bad conundrum to have. You see, I find it odd that when I have a lot of writing projects, or even just one project, I end up putting less effort into my blog posts. Which probably does not really get noticed. After all, I am still striving to become mediocre. So having blog posts that sound like older ones or having blog posts that are less than mediocre should come with the territory. After all, I am MediocreMan™.
Still, I like to put out at least some quality work. Work that I am proud to call mine rather than a blog post that is good enough for this week.
The thing is, I still remember the advice of a friend and colleague. One who is continuing on his own writing journey. He told me that I need to just ship it. Write it, meet the deadline, then ship it. Regardless of the quality.
I heeded that advice long ago and still adhere to it. Which might be why I am still striving to become mediocre instead of being mediocre already. Or maybe even just a little better than mediocre. I do wonder though whether that mediocre line is a moving target that I might never achieve.
Anyway.
I am actually glad that I follow that just ship it advice. After all, if I waited to post what I thought was a masterful blog post, I would still be waiting. And I would not have the few faithful readers (both real and imaginary) that I do have. (I thank you both.)
But back to my writing conundrum.
It is odd that when I am working on some writing project, I find my blog is an interruption. Sometimes it is a welcome interruption. Sometimes it is a nuisance. Well, not really a nuisance. An inconvenience. Well, not really even an inconvenience. It is just that I find myself thinking that I need to be writing one thing when I am writing the other. I love to blog and I love to write stories. So the one interrupts the other in some ways. I find myself having divided loyalties. Or more to the point, I find that I am shifting gears all the time. I get up to speed on one project, and then I either get another idea, a deadline looms, or I need to work on a different project. Divided loyalties indeed.
Like I said, I am not complaining. Far from it. I love having lots of ideas. Book ideas, screenplay ideas, blog ideas, essay ideas, poem ideas, song ideas. Any writing ideas. They are all great. They all keep my creative juices flowing. True. They all take my attention. But none get my undivided attention for too long. Which might be a good thing. Moving my focus from one thing to another probably helps me keep the ideas fresh.
I must say that I am pleased that I have a writing conundrum. After all, having many things to write is a good problem to have. Even if it is perplexing. Like I said in the beginning. I am not complaining about my writing conundrum. After all, having many ideas is a good writing conundrum to have.
© 2024 Michael T. Miyoshi
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