December 2 – Writing

December 2
Writing. What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?

Frankly, its exciting to think about this question at all.  I want to be a writer, desperately.  I love it.  But I'm not one, and I've never gotten feedback that I am or should be.  So that's one:

1.  I don't believe I am a writer, and so stop myself from writing.  Because what does a non-writer need to be writing for, right?  So step one is just to write.  Perhaps I'll get really wacky and consider myself a writer:  what does it mean to be a writer?  what does a writer do, write?  I can do that.  I do that.
2.  I watch a lot of TV.  Like way too much TV.  We're going to be canceling or cutting back in the New Year.
3.  I don't have a daily writing practice - or, rather my daily practice is to write emails and posts to friends.  I think I can reallocate time.
4.  I don't have any ideas, or when I do, I forget them.  I used to use journaler to write down notes.  I could start posts here and just save them. 
5.  My job is an energy sucker, which is a shame, because one day this job is going to be a great source of writing material!

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