Updates May 03-07

Happy Birthday Sis!

She is also a teacher. Google is telling me it is Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you Teachers for doing the work you do.

I am feeling in the doldrums this week. I learned that it is a nautical term not a weather term. It means to be caught in on windless waters. It tends to happen near the equator. Is it possible I feel like this because I am in the middle of my book. Normally I write my way out of this feeling. This update is done on Sunday but if noting the date. You will see that this post is started on Monday. The weekend was lackluster despite achieving most of writing task for the week.

Writing is my primary goal most of the time. However I understand that to be a content person with a positive outlook on life, I need to incorporate other things in life. Health, well-being, environment are all key factors in being a better person. It is a challenge to maintain positive life goals and writing goals, for me they tend to clash. This week I will be looking into learning how to balance these situations.

The reading list have not been conquered and since I’ve written about it. I need to make some headway. There are some animations I would like to discuss and of course the streaming movies or shows that are catching the eye of some reviewers. Let’s hope I pull myself up by my bootstraps.

Thank you for the likes and followers. I do see them and appreciate it. I hope for all of us this week goes well.

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Updates April 25-30

Hello,

Thank you for the likes and follows.  I appreciate them and will do my best to continue with this website and blog. 

Last week I was able to produce 5000 words.  It is not the 8000-word goal, but I am happy with it.  I was only able to do maybe 2 things on my goal list.  Despite typing this goal or announcement more than once, I have yet to post an essay or review on Wednesday.  The reason is basic, I didn’t feel like it.  In general, I don’t believe in the muse and I am annoyed with inspiration. I want to create positive writing habits.  Octavia E. Butler wrote:

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not.  Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.

I have used this quote in the past because it true.  The desire to create stories is not my problem, writing and sharing them has always been the issue.  Knowing that there is someone out there waiting to read my story, the way I tell it, should be motivation enough to get me going.  This does not always work.  Creating a habit can help with that.  As for the Wednesday posts, there is a need for a stockpile.   I believed that the essays and reviews on were rushed, they lacked a certain amount of substance.  Therefore, the answer is to research reviews, read essays and cultivate the skill.  This task to be done well needs more time.  I don’t know if any of my readers are waiting for review or slice of life essay.   All that can be said is they are under construction.

The goals for this week are similar to last week, so I won’t write them out.  The overall goal is to put more effort into accomplishing the tasks set out.   I am wishing everyone a good and productive week. 

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