I'm not really a schedule person. I read voraciously all the time, but not systematically. I bounce back and forth among a bunch of books and often lose track of a book for a while and forget I'm even reading it. I squeeze writing into the odd spaces of my day and I'm not systematic about editing at all. Though I do edit older pieces regularly, I can't tell you that there's any rhyme or reason to the way I go about it. This week I've been focusing on editing an old poem and then writing accompanying text for a post about it and that derailed me from much writing of new poems. But I think I wrote a poem for about a quarter of the February Poetry Adventure prompts and I think I've at least attempted something for most of the Public Domain Poetry Project prompts. And that feels like major success to me. I know going into challenges like these that I'm not going to write every day because life will get in the way. I never expect to write to every prompt, but even the ones I don't write about might end up in a poem at some later date. And I appreciate so much the writing in community aspect and reading other people's poems. It's nice when writing doesn't feel like such a solitary endeavor.
Like you, I also write in short spurts, writing a few lines here and there, jumping between poems. But I can't read too many books at once - I lose the thread. It's funny, I ran out of steam with the February Poetry Adventure toward the end last year. And then things were going to well, I though Hey, maybe I'll actually write a poem every day! And then the engine just wouldn't turn over a couple of days, just like last year. You're wise to assume you won't respond every day. Thanks for being here, Melanie!
I need to keep it really simple right now because my head is complicating everything. A big work project, a book on the verge of launching, and the state of the world. So holding the light and the dark both. Good for you taking the time you need to nurture yourself and your writing.
I loved the second poem, Tara!
Thank you, Jeffrey! So appreciate you reading and reaching out. 🙏🏻
I'm not really a schedule person. I read voraciously all the time, but not systematically. I bounce back and forth among a bunch of books and often lose track of a book for a while and forget I'm even reading it. I squeeze writing into the odd spaces of my day and I'm not systematic about editing at all. Though I do edit older pieces regularly, I can't tell you that there's any rhyme or reason to the way I go about it. This week I've been focusing on editing an old poem and then writing accompanying text for a post about it and that derailed me from much writing of new poems. But I think I wrote a poem for about a quarter of the February Poetry Adventure prompts and I think I've at least attempted something for most of the Public Domain Poetry Project prompts. And that feels like major success to me. I know going into challenges like these that I'm not going to write every day because life will get in the way. I never expect to write to every prompt, but even the ones I don't write about might end up in a poem at some later date. And I appreciate so much the writing in community aspect and reading other people's poems. It's nice when writing doesn't feel like such a solitary endeavor.
Like you, I also write in short spurts, writing a few lines here and there, jumping between poems. But I can't read too many books at once - I lose the thread. It's funny, I ran out of steam with the February Poetry Adventure toward the end last year. And then things were going to well, I though Hey, maybe I'll actually write a poem every day! And then the engine just wouldn't turn over a couple of days, just like last year. You're wise to assume you won't respond every day. Thanks for being here, Melanie!
I need to keep it really simple right now because my head is complicating everything. A big work project, a book on the verge of launching, and the state of the world. So holding the light and the dark both. Good for you taking the time you need to nurture yourself and your writing.
Thanks, LeeAnn. Good luck to you with your very full plate. Small bites, chew thoroughly.