Return of the Writer

Because this is mine and no one else's (forget that it's publicly posted on the internet) I'm not going to stress about what this first post of my return to this blog should say. If one wants to know who I am, there's my bio at the top of the site.

All I really want is a place to put my thoughts and the workings of my inner world somewhere I can see. I'm nothing if not a visual person.

Things I Think I'll Post

• Elaborate fantasies about my lighthouse and the world it inhabits
• Conversations with my muse
• Musings on my totems and whether I care if they have actual meaning
• Boring updates about my writing life
• Boring updates about the rest of my life (maybe)
• Thoughts on reading and writing and music
• Memories

We'll see. No promises. I don't want to hold myself to anything because I don't think I'm prepared to deal with the guilt if I can't carry through. Those words in the photo are my father's, not mine. I'm trying hard to live up to them, but it's difficult. I'll probably write about that too.

For now...

At least there's something here.

Musing About Blogging

I don't know, guys. I'm terrible about blogging apparently. I used to be great at it; when I was in high school, I updated my Livejournal nearly every day, sometimes multiple times a day. Now that I'm an adult (I hate saying that word!) and I'm blogging more for cultural awareness and to "brand" myself as a writer... it's just not as fun anymore. It feels like a chore.

I've got an idea for a new blog about me as a writer and a person. I'm hoping to launch it on WordPress... Mostly because I'd have more options, and I'd really like any new project I start to be The Website that defines my personality as a writer. If people look for me, that's what I want them to find.

Anyway.

What do you all think about blogging and writers and it being fun or for branding or whatever? I know this is a conversation people have had all over the internet, but I'm always curious for more opinions.