Day 1

Stopping writing today was almost as hard as starting. I've been itching to start ever since I signed up for Nano, but when it came time to stare at the blank page, my mind went blank. What do I start with? What makes a story a story and not just some rambly journaling nonsense that comes from the deep recesses of my mind. For me, this journey is about starting to write again, about making time for art everyday in my life. I took a course last fall that made me ask myself about the importance of creation in my life overall as well as my day to day. And once I started writing today, I didn't want to stop. Sure, I found stopping points and got stuck, but I found myself and started writing again. And I have to remember that I have more than Nano this month. So I do need to stop writing every day as well as start. And I fear that starting again tomorrow will be as hard as stopping today. My mindset changes so much day to day, moment to moment that I wonder where my story will take me next time. Every time I put something down and come back to it, it takes on a different life. I suppose that's a testament to my wandering state of mind, but it's also an interesting challenge in terms of taking on such a big project like a novel. I'm curious to see if it will be as wandering as I seem to tend to be, or if it will have a sense of coherency to it. Here's to finding out. 2062 words today.