Over the last week or so, I've been trying to figure out what to focus on. I've written over 2,400 blog posts in the last 12 1/2 years or so. A lot of people have read them. Haven't made a dime off the writing itself, but I built a following in the Old School BMX freestyle world, and sold a bunch of my Sharpie art to people in that world.
But life has brought me back to the area where I first decided to "get serious" about writing, and try to write "something great," 30 years ago. Now I have a pretty good grasp of how I write (and create in other ways), and why I write. It became obvious it's time to move into a different part of my writing life.
These times in between projects are the weirdest. I'm kind of drifting on multiple levels, and this is a pivot away from trying to make money with my Sharpie art, to working more on writing. As I thought about what direction to head next, I kept thinking of one of the best novels about writing I've read. Seymor, an introduction, by J.D. Salinger. I won't totally give it away, but there's a part where the older brother asks the younger, "What would you most want to read? Write that.
So that's what I've done the last 2 or 3 days. I wanted to find what I was actually excited about writing. An idea, a concept came together. I have a direction again. Feels good. More on this project later.
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