To start, perchance to finish

I have several writing projects underway. A good many of them are in the phase of what I would call “a good start.” Too few of them are anywhere near the finish line.

(With apologies to Shakespeare.)

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

I have several writing projects underway. A good many of them are in the phase of what I would call “a good start.” Too few of them are anywhere near the finish line.

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When you’re not feeling it

I wasn’t feeling the whole writing vibe this morning. But I pressed on.

Sometimes, it’s just hard to write.

This morning was one of those mornings. It began with my standard morning journaling routine, notebook open and pen in hand. I wrote a single-sentence paragraph describing a mundane task ahead of me for the days, and thought, This is it. This is all I’ve got today.

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