I've recently managed to get some creative writing done. That is something I've been trying to get back into for years, but just haven't managed to get any kind of consistency going.
Somehow, I've now managed to change that though. I've been maintaining this list of story ideas for a few years. I keep adding new ideas to it every now and then and flesh some out a bit more while adding clarification here and more details there. And now, finally, I've managed to make some real progress on a couple of those. By real progress I mean filling more than half a page and creating an actual story, or at least a start of one, out of the idea.
It feels good. And I think one reason why it's suddenly worked a bit is that I've just written the way that comes naturally for me. I write best in first person, so why try to force something else? Also, I would say I have a somewhat specific writing style, slightly comedic, often mixed with sarcastic and self-deprecating undertones. I've now chosen to not try to fight that.
I can always learn to write in a different way later, if I really need to. Until then I may be better off telling my stories with my natural voice rather than trying to force myself to write in some different kind of way.
I don't know if I'll publish any of my writing here on this blog, perhaps I will, time will tell.
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