How do you write?
I've recently posted about blogging just for the hell of it, and fLaMEd Fury had a really nice reflection on it as a response. They also pointed out the effort and time it takes to write up a blog post, and all the post ideas collecting "pixel dust" on the drafts, as they so aptly put it.
And that reminded myself of my own drafted ideas, including one about... well, how hard it's been to actually write stuff down. As much as I love writing, getting back into it has been pretty difficult. I've talked about my big creative gap in other posts, but even to write up something short like a 500 word text is now taking me days and multiple rereads, and they're not even "proofreading" rereads, they're just... "let-me-fix-up-this-mess" reread—an edit if you must.
Much like any other muscle, you do get out of shape if you stop practicing your writing. That's why "blogging just because" has been at the forefront of my mind lately. Just write whatever. It doesn't have to be good or new or mind-boggling. Get those dusty fingers on the keyboard and type away. Blogging is as much about practicing as it is about sharing things/knowledge/opinions/information at this point for me. Maybe that's why I've been writing so much about writing. At this point in time, my biggest challenge is to just write.
So I have a question for anyone willing to answer (as a guestbook comment, a direct email or your own blog post, it's totally up to you): how do you write? Do you wait for inspiration? Do you write down an idea and develop it along some time? How long does it take between the idea and the published post? What helps you? What doesn't?
On another note, a beautiful article on cozy gaming was shared with me. As a cozy gamer myself (and a late-bloomer gamer, as I've previously mentioned), this topic is very near and dear to my heart. I got into gaming as an adult, and it's been a such a comfort hobby to have, to take my mind off of things and just chill with a story about bear entrepreneurs, islands full of dead bears or a graveyard in a weird-ass place (no bears here).
Because I'm such a late bloomer, I suck at most "traditional" games where combat is the main feature, so cozy little adventures where whatever combat is easy and literally not the point are amazing to experience. I'm also of the opinion that I already struggle enough IRL. I really don't need the extra stress factor of gaming added to my life.
Coincidentally or not, I took up gaming in the middle of the pandemic. I did play video games before that, but very casually, and I never considered myself a "gamer" person. But since getting my Nintendo Switch (my first console) and following the news on games, I feel I can say that yes, I am one of those gamer girlies now.
It was also particularly interesting to read in the article about preliminary research on gaming and managing ADHD, which I also have. Maybe I did crack the code lol.
But that's it for this one. See you in another post.