Time
for another posting with the Insecure Writer’s Support Group,
where writers can share their insecurities and encourage one another. IWSG was
founded by Alex
J. Cavanaugh and we share our posts the first Wednesday
of the month.
Sorry about last month. I really thought I
would find time to write a post during the week before I left, but I got caught
up with over-packing and doing chores that needed to be done before I left.
Then I copied down the monthly question and told myself I’d write a post during
downtime, but, as is the case with most of my trips, downtime was used for
resting.
Aside
from experiencing a lot of cold and allergy symptoms since my return from New
Mexico, February was a good month. I have been working through the KonMari
Method with tidying up my stuff. It has been a slow-going process, but I’ve
been seeing a little bit of progress as I make my surroundings more joyful and
less cluttered. This process has really put a lot in perspective, and I find myself
more thankful for what God has blessed me with. You may ask: What has this got
to do with my writing? Quite a lot actually. All the clutter surrounding me has
been one of the hindrances to my writing. As a person who likes to be
organized, I felt so distracted and unable to concentrate when I tried to
write. This is still a work in progress, but I have been thinking more about
where I’m going with my writing. At this point, writing a novel is not my goal.
I’ve enjoyed doing short stories and devotional writings, and I have a long list
of ideas to utilize once my surroundings are more peaceful. It feels good to
still be working toward the goal I made in January, which is to make more room
for writing, and I’ve taken that quite literally!
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| Taos, New Mexico |
Since I
like this month’s optional question, I thought I’d give a quick answer. Whose
perspective do you like to write from best, the hero (protagonist) or the
villain (antagonist)? And why? I enjoy writing from the hero’s perspective,
because I like showing how good can overcome evil within a conflict. I think I
also feel more comfortable writing from a perspective that I can relate to. I’ve
never tried this, but I have considered writing as the villain in a story of
redemption, like The Grinch or my personal favorite: Megamind (if you have not
watched that animated movie, I highly recommend!).
