Writing. What do you do each day that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t contribute to your writing \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and can you eliminate it?<\/i><\/p>\n
In 2010<\/a>, I said everything<\/i>. In 2015<\/a>, I said fear<\/i>. In 2016<\/a>, I said that it’s sitting down and doing it<\/i>. I would like to say that it was the lack of true support. Or more specifically, the lack of support from writers of color. I did change that as much as I could during the year in creating my own writing group, but because there’s less of us, it was not as much I wanted.<\/p>\n And so I would like to say that is to blame. But it’s a certain amount of accountability and trust. So again, it’s the support of a community, a community that I want for myself. At times, I find myself at a disconnect with other writers. I have a day job with an ample salary that pays well. I had at one point thought that I would not want to do it, but the investment that I had put into it (grad school, building connections) and the fact that I didn’t hate it…wasn’t enough. With a community of people who I could trust, I believe I would naturally write more.<\/p>\n In brand new areas, especially an unknown network of people, it’s completely scary to me. I need an introduction. I need someone to guide me through it. At least initially. I am considering joining the Ruby although I don’t really need the space. But the women there I hope could be people to bond. I hope that they will respect that I am just a burgeoning writer. I hope that they’ll take me seriously. I hope that I can just be more than this writer on the side.<\/p>\n I hope that it’s so much more than that.<\/p>\n Maybe next year, I can do so much more. Keep on writing. Keep on chugging. Keep finding that community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Writing. What do you do each day that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t contribute to your writing \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and can you eliminate it? In 2010, I said everything. In 2015, I said fear. In 2016, I said that it’s sitting down and doing it. … Continue reading
\nIn 2017<\/a>, I said that it was work.<\/i><\/p>\n