Stepping Up

Saturday, August 19, 2023

I’ve responded to one of my inner self’s interests on a whim by joining the Central Oregon Writer’s Guild. The Guild encourages both professional and casual writers by providing opportunities for individuals to meet, learn, and write together.

For writers, teaming and communicating could boost their writing skills and output quantities.

Writers often are lone wolves, and I might be that type. Logic tells me that the Guild would offer fewer get-together opportunities if writers weren’t showing up and doing. So they must be, and maybe I will, too.

I usually write about whatever’s in my head, and more from emotion than careful planning. Sometimes, however, I do plan–but don’t necessarily follow through. Not following through is a habit and I want to overcome it.

I can be inspired by others who share many of my perceptions but also see some things differently. Their inputs help to broaden my scope and encourage me to start playing. I begin by doing some things differently and before long begin feeling more creative.

Dear Friends: As a no-joiner, I will see where this sudden step may take me. Diana