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Why You Shouldn’t Take Writing Seriously
If it ain’t fun, don’t do it
I read an article this morning that reminded me of something I think we often forget:
Creativity is supposed to be fun.
Otherwise, what’s the point? Why are we doing it?
I stopped for a moment to reflect on this.
Hold on. Do you mean to say that writing doesn’t have to be all serious and gloomy and hard and stressful and anxiety-ridden and scary!?
You’re kidding!
I mentally began to re-visit my past three weeks of daily writing and publishing in my mind’s eye. Let’s see. How had I approached it?
Some days, I came to the blank page with excitement. There was something I wanted to write about, and I couldn’t wait to let it start pouring out of me. Other days, not so much! Sitting down to write felt like more of a chore than a joyful experience. And some days, it was just really bad — like pulling teeth, as I’ve written about before.
90% of the time, though, regardless of how hard it was to make myself start, or how difficult the process of finishing the post was, I would say that I was happy with the outcome. Does that count?
