My Return To Writing, And Reflections About It....

Clear the mind, write without thinking.

The process isn't natural, because since I started writing again a couple of years ago,

I'm always thinking.

I used to make up stories in my head about characters, but they were based on fictional dudes that already existed in my favorite stories I watched and read.

These copycats went on similar adventures that I'd already journeyed on in already existent fictional worlds, worlds already created by other writers.

But now, I hardly journey with those not so original characters anymore.

Now the characters I've created live in my head.

And thanks to writer's block and the busyness of life, they are impatiently waiting for me to put the adventures they are experiencing in my mind into written word form.

After all, putting them in a format that others can read makes those stories canon, right?

Although the characters that forsee themselves getting killed off probably don't mind some writer's block.

I'm thankful to God, for bringing me back to writing, beginning with Bible journals with my church community.

And I'm thankful to Hugh, a character I created back in high school, who decided to age with me and go on new adventures.

I'm thankful for these Pen To The Paper challenges, that encourage me to write without a plan.

It's so hard to do, because I am constantly thinking about what to write once I'm done putting it off.

But this challenge is so fun, so I want to do my best to write off the top of my head for this.

As always, thanks for reading!