So. (I know I start a lot of posts with "so". It's kind of my way of taking a deep breath. Or sometimes it's acknowledging that yes, I am going off on another crazy tangent. But then blogging is kind of all crazy tangents. With or without context. Hmmm)
So. I know I've complained more than once about getting my shit in gear and wanting to "immerse more of my life in art" (which sounds really diva melodramatic now that I'm repeating it) and wanting to be A Writer and so on. However, to do that you kind of have to stop bitching and get your work out there. I've never really used this space to talk about writing that much and/or showcase much I've written, except the funny stuff. Well, every once in a while I put up a non-satirical poem but it's usually met with the resounding cry of crickets. *sniff* *so hurt* But I also realize that those poems are kind of depressing or hard to understand and either way they are a big departure from what I usually write here so I get it. Anyway, one of the things I've been doing lately is actually submitting work out. (OK, so far it's only been two pieces but I have plans for more.) The first one, I entered a local poetry contest that places poetry placards on buses. Yes! The six winning poets would have their words read by transients throughout the county! Awesome. I wasn't chosen but that wasn't the point… the point was that I entered. I'm actually pretty psyched about that.
What's kind of cool is that even though I feel like my creative writing has slowed down a lot over the years, and I'm constantly berating myself about not doing enough, when I go back through it I still have a lot that I've written. So I'm making that effort; I'm trying to review, organize, read, and submit. *deep breath DEEP breath*
I'm not saying this blog is turning into a writing blog but you may hear my updates on rejection letters every so often. I did get a note that my poem would appear on our local Poet Laureate blog that was running the contest sometime this month, so I'll post a link to that for sure. And if anyone wants to see some creative writing here I'd oblige you. Hopefully without too many crickets. Or comments that say "Chirp chirp" because I KNOW you people! Damn smartasses!
But that would make me laugh. – wg
You go, girl!
I can totally relate. I haven’t written as much “literature” lately as in the past, partly because I already have so much that I want to get published. I don’t write to be published, but it still feels somewhat wasteful if nothing I write gets published.
So lately I’ve been focusing more on submitting what I’ve already written.
I like your new banner, by the way–and that’s a great picture of Chance!
Thank you Scott! And good luck to you, too! Let me know how your own submittal journey is going.
And thanks about the new banner! I’m trying to do some long overdue updates. Chance isn’t a baby anymore and I really don’t consider myself a “mommy blogger”. Plus, even though there are mommy blogging individuals that I still love and follow, there are constantly fights in that community at large that I’m so sick of. I needed to break with that.
Good for you! I have just started posting my poetry/stories on my blog. So scary for me, but It has been incredcibly cathartic at the same time
Turning my blog into a writing blog was pretty intentional for me. Had to do something to make myself accountable.
Still miss writing about funky science, so I will have to post a few here and there for old time’s sake.
Corey – Right back at you! I’ll come visit your blog. It is scary and cathartic but at least we’re taking that step!
Jay – I hear you. I miss school because I really work better when someone else is setting the writing deadlines. Or there’s outside expectations. I’m proactive and organized in most other aspects of my life, but not for my own writing.
P.S. I loved your funky science posts!