Don't Fake The Funk

"I say, Indy. The pen... is mightier than the sword!"

Or in this case, the keyboard.

Yesterday, Beth mentioned that she read my latest blog entry about baseball. After recovering from the shock of finding out people still read my weblog, I re-read that entry and boy does it suck. I think my writing has gotten worse. I know that writing is just like any other skill. Lack of practice begets rust and I have to start writing again.

Of late I've been uninspired.

But I'm toying with an idea that may get my creative fires ... uh, firing(?) again. Let me know what you guys think of the idea.

I think I'll start doing some creative writing on the 'net somewhere. Maybe on lit.org, where lots of would-be (wanna-be?) writers post stuff. But I've been thinking... lit.org is good if I was a glutton for abuse (like people who try out for American Idol) or if I were in need of attention (like people who try out for American Idol... or women who get breast implants).

And I'm not much for American Idolatry.

So maybe I'll just start posting fiction here on dftf. That way, my loyal readers (all three of you!) get first crack at my writing. And your praise, if any, won't be insincere. Nor would your criticisms, if any, be overly harsh or mean. And anyway I would like to get you guys involved a little.

Translation: I've got writers block.

Start me up! (c) The Rolling Stones. Give me a small idea, or an opening sentence and I'll go with it. I may or may not use anything but hey, you'll kinda sorta feel more involved, won't you?

p.s. My Boracay Shark Tale was not fiction. It was a fable.

Posted by glenn at April 27, 2006 09:21 PM