Colin Warren: the blog

I’m finding it difficult to write short blog posts at the moment, there’s too much going going on in my head. Maybe if I just write a little bit in between larger posts (that are attempting to reflect on the year 2009) I might feel better (and inspired) to just keep writing what comes to mind.

I imagine that writers need to apply some discipline to their craft. Like any job, you do need to apply yourself and work hard at it to be successful and gain some sense of achievement. I suppose being a part-time scribbler (when I get the chance and inclination), it’s not the same as having to churn out the 1000 words a day. I still want to be able to enjoy getting things out of my head and onto the page, but I don’t want it to cause me stress and feel like a burden to consistently and regularly have to ‘come up with the goods’.

I find expressing my thoughts and ideas a useful way to help my understanding of my own world and life view, and hopefully my dear readers will appreciate what I’ve got to contribute. I suppose putting things on paper (on the screen) helps me test the conclusions I draw from my reading, thinking, interacting, viewing, conversations, etc. I think I’m also keen to share things that I feel might be of value, with a hope that others might be encouraged or challenged.

So, word by word, I couple together sentences and paragraphs that provide an insight into my (life) journey & what I might feel to be important enough to share (and for my readers to consider). There you go, a short post to fit in between other posts – wasn’t that hard at all.