{"id":2736,"date":"2014-03-17T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinaryservant.com\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2014-03-17T11:58:36","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T15:58:36","slug":"my-writing-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ordinaryservant.com\/?p=2736","title":{"rendered":"My Writing Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

I apologize for not blogging in awhile. One day runs into the next and before you know it, a month has passed.<\/p>\n

I need to get better about blogging at least once a week.\u00a0I have been writing a lot, just not blogging.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned I’m working on a novel.<\/p>\n

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It all began last October when I decided to participate in NanoWriMo<\/a> without ever writing a piece of fiction in my life. I know it sounds crazy.\u00a0It was hard, but I felt the most alive.<\/p>\n

I am glad I pushed through the fear and took the dive, because I’ve discovered I enjoy writing fiction.<\/p>\n

Thus, my focus has been more on my novel and less on blogging.<\/p>\n

I began this blog a couple of years ago with the focus on book reviews. I still enjoy writing book reviews, however, recently my reading has been exclusive to research.<\/p>\n

I’m learning a great deal about the discipline and art of fiction writing. It’s been an interesting journey to say the least.<\/p>\n

I just wanted to take the time to update you, since I didn’t want any of you to think I fell off the map.<\/p>\n

There has been so much on my heart I’ve wanted to share. But each time I tried, I would choke up and not write anything at all.<\/p>\n

For me, good writing is like eating a gourmet meal and not fast food.\u00a0I want to be able to write something of substance and quality; and not regurgitate the same ole, same ole.<\/p>\n

I want to thank all of you for hanging in there with me as I find my way on this writing journey.<\/p>\n

Do you struggle to write when your heart and mind are full? What do you do to push past it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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