The weather turned cold again today. *Cue uninspired Lissa* Fortunately, it wasn't REALLY cold like it has been throughout the (forever and ever) winter, just cold. When the weather is cold, I feel my thoughts move slower and as the biting wind blows harder I feel mad at the world. Or at least the wind. Don't get me wrong I love a fresh breeze straight off the ocean; I simply don't appreciate a true winter wind. They are not the same thing. Enough of that; moving onward, let us start Wednesdays Words.
This is our family's go-to dictionary; at one point I was so in love I tried to read it cover-to-cover. :}
Written or read, I love words. In fact it has probably passed the point of friendship and turned into an obsession. I started writing novels when I was nine, but I can't remember a time when I couldn't read. It feels innate.
There are times however when I can't think of how to use the words. How I am supposed to string them into sentences that communicate something insightful and interesting. Today was almost one of those days. Once again I had started thinking about blog this morning and couldn't sit down and type until evening, yet I still hadn't thought of anything. I almost gave up, but then I started typing words, most of which I backspaced. It was the ones after that process or about that process that now make up this post.
Getting the words flowing can be painful, and then it turns your world upside down. You forget everything else and just write. That is why I write through the part where it feels like I am pulling teeth. It reminds me of running. The first mile is longest, the second mile is a easy, and the third I make it through because I am almost done.
While there are times I need to take a break when things are truly not working, I usually want to quit too soon. It seems like working through writer's block, it more effective than letting it block me. Thus it didn't block me today, it just dictated the topic.
Also I did a guest post on To Be Broken, Complete, and Beautiful about the power of words if you would like to read it :) Jessie Bear, whose blog it is, is awesome! I wrote that post when I was slightly more inspired.
Sorry for all the whining at the beginning of this post...hopefully everything will feel a bit warmer tomorrow.
<3 Lissa
P.S. Spring is hopefully on its way!
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