Elaine of The Miss Elaine-ous Life tagged me in her recent post on writing and the timing couldn’t be better as I am exploring what I want to do with my blog and writing in general.
I used to consider myself just another mommy blogger and then I learned to abhor that title and then I considered myself just a writer because at the time and for several months I was getting paid to write. Now I’m not sure what I am. I write as many blog posts as I can but I’m having difficulty finding the time anymore and when I do write I am super critical of my work.
My goal has always been to write from the heart or not at all. I believe I’m known in the blogosphere as that girl that lost both her parents tragically and/or that girl that battled and then beat(!) her secondary infertility. I was lucky enough to have my own infertility column at SheKnows for close to a year. My articles can still be found here. I am most proud of those posts.
1. What am I working on?
I’m always working on a blog post in my head or sleep or shower and have over 80 drafts… some are just a sentence or two or idea for a topic I want to explore in more depth and others are several paragraphs long but I am still editing and reediting and making myself bonkers over.
2. How does my writing differ from other’s of it’s genre?
Simple, my writing is mine. My words. My story. My life. There are many bloggers/writers that are better at their craft than I am but I believe the more I write, the better I’ll get.
The very best compliment that I have received about my blog and writing is that I write exactly the way I talk. I like that.
3. Why do I write what I do?
In the first year of Letters For Lucas, my posts were literally that, letters to my son, Lucas. I wanted to document his life and how motherhood was shaping me, or should I say, reshaping me. It has since grown and evolved and became a place that I truly treasure. Nowadays I only visit and share sporadically and when it comes to my writing and what I share, sometimes I need to write what I do to get it out of my head, to document it and other times I just want to because it’s fun.
4. How does my writing process work?
I love when the words just flow out of me, when there’s little thought and lots of emotion, when I don’t second guess myself or scrutinize over every word. It doesn’t happen very often but when it does, it’s magic! Usually wine is involved.
For me, if and when I get to the point where I press <publish> then I’ve succeed and beyond that, the feedback and reaction I get to what I’ve shared is what I thrive on.
Thanks, again, Elaine for asking me about my writing process.
Now it’s your turn…. Natalie of Mommy of a Monster and Coreen of The Adventures of Captain Fussypants & Little Miss, tell us about your writing process!
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I like the compliment that you write like you talk because it proves your authenticity. And well, it just feels good to know that people can feel that when they read your words. So glad you shared! 🙂
I do feel that I know YOU through your writing, because you’re always authentic and sincere. xoxo
I know you “in real life” 😉 and I can absolutely say that you write the same way you talk. When I read your words, I feel like we’re sitting down for a glass of wine to catch up. I wish we could do it together more often!
And your timing is impeccable….thank you for tagging me. I’ve been working on a post about blogging and I feel that writing this one will help me figure out what needs to be said.
Love you!
Maybe that’s why I don’t feel like I’m writing enough these days — I don’t have enough WINE! 🙂
Those are my favorite posts too, the ones that just bubble out on their own. Sometimes those are also the scariest ones to hit publish on, but it is so important that we share these things. I’m glad you are one of the people that share.
I love this: “My words. My story. My life.”
xxoo
I’ve told you this before but I would have to agree that you definitely write like you talk. It’s like you are sitting next to me talking to me. I really enjoy that and it certainly makes for a more personal experience when reading your blog posts. I hope you keep on blogging.