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My Writing Challenge-SOL 2014

Day 3

3/3/2014

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I'm completely uncertain what to write today. 

My goal of writing in the morning was thwarted by technical difficulties and a two-hour delay at school.  (I always try to cram too much into the two-hour delay days, starting with extra sleep.)

I want to write about my dog, but not when I'm in this mood.

I need to write about a damaged friendship, but I'm not quite ready. 

I guess I'll go with the idea that I'm writing something, anything, for the third day in a row, and that's progress toward the goal I set for myself.  For the first thirty years of my life, I believed I was a writer.  Ironically, once I became an English teacher, that stopped.

Part of it was because my mom died that year, and I lost my voice for a while.

Part of it was because I was (am still!) terrified about being judged because of my writing.  Somehow, because of my chosen profession, I feel like everything must be perfect, and perfectionism turns into procrastination too often for me.  Some of it is real, but I think much of it is pressure I put on myself. 

If nothing else, I did sit down for the past 15 minutes to write.  And now I'll post it on
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Buckeyegrl
3/3/2014 10:31:06 am

...a blog for others to see.

I guess that makes me a writer.

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Meg link
3/3/2014 10:43:21 am

I have many days when it is hard to write. Continue to push through and it will get easier. You posted so you are a part of the writing community.

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Melissa
3/3/2014 10:57:38 am

Putting pen to paper, or in this case fingers, to keys is half the battle! It is hard to write sometimes, but it is so rewarding to have others read what you wrote and comment on it. I look forward to reading your next post!

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Laura link
3/3/2014 11:08:44 am

Wow! I applaud your honesty.
Like you, I would have preferred to write in the morning, except, since it was Monday, not much happens at 5:15 a.m. to write about.
Have you read Ann Lamott's Bird by Bird? I have a ton of favorite quotes from her book but here's one for you:
Perfectionism is the enemy of creativity.
:-)

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Susan @ A Slice of My Life link
3/3/2014 01:32:44 pm

You did it! Despite all the reasons you had for not writing today, you managed to post. Yay!

And Laura right above me is exactly right.

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