When I clocked in to WP Admin today I noticed that this post would be number 85 for Tumblemoose Writing Productions. Not necessarily a milestone, not necessarily prolific. (Heck, I think ProBlogger posts that many in a month.) Still, given that Tumblemoose has been around for only about 5 months that’s not too bad. My mathematical powers deduce that that equals about a post every two days. In fact, when you consider that my posts average 500 words, I’ve written a small novel in less than six months.
What a long, strange trip it’s been
It has been an interesting journey, as most writing projects are. I’ve zigged when I thought I would surely zag, I’ve known the high of a post reaching nearly 13,000 in a day when I had no clue that it would be anything special. I’ve busted my hiney over the Pulitzer bound brilliant post that netted 46 newcomers. What a strange trip it has been indeed.
Even though I write about being inspired, sometimes it’s a lot easier to say than to do. And given that I’ve tasked myself with “Inspiring Writers Every Day”, my task is doubly difficult in some respects. Oh sure, the occasional off topic post is ok, but my readership expects to get some inspiration from these writings, even if it is just a nugget that they can leave with that carries them through another day.
What’s your point, George?
The point of this post is that the cumulative is not always readily apparent. On those days when it all seems to be just too much and you long for the stability of a paycheck every two weeks, take a moment to reflect on all that you have accomplished. Dig through your files and find a story that you wrote last year. Calculate how many words you’ve written and put them in perspective. If need be, pull your writing files and stack them in front of you.
Don’t sell yourself short. You are doing some writing, aren’t you? No matter if it is the novel that you’ve been slugging through for the last three years, or the writing journal that you update once a week. It all counts, folks. Keep with it, you will reach your goals. If I can do anything to help, please drop a line.
A little help, please
I am a bit desperate for some ideas about what kinds of things the readership would like to see from the Tumblemoose perspective. I guess it doesn’t really matter if the subject matter has been covered elsewhere. If you’d like to see my spin on the subject then please post a comment. And by all means if you have a fresh topic you’d like covered then I’d like to see that too, obviously.
