These things take time

Wreading, riting, and spellign, ect.

Learning how to write is hard. We have two young children who make that apparent every day.

I'd imagine spelling is more difficult for us than we care to admit if we did not have the advantage of spellcheck or the backspace button.

We're all at different stages. I've often thought about writing "my novel." I've done so in fits and starts. Several novels half-baked or even in the gooey dough stage.

Fact is, I don't care that much right now about it.

I'll probably come back to writing fiction one of these days. I've written a lot of it. None of it I'd want to be out there on Amazon or wherever else at this point.

I write enough as it is and I don't want some possibly weird, made-up story clogging up my flow. I write about enough things that people find strange as it is.

Point is, something is holding me back. But I realized that and moved on. It is not a priority.

Matter of fact, I don't even know how it entered my brain to write about it today other than I was just writing. Daily "work" that helps me release a lot of thoughts.

It goes sideways sometimes.

But, I'm not waiting for some sort of inspiration or luck to happen upon me. I've got a full schedule, perhaps more full than any of us around here would like. I'm no different than many folks.

There is great satisfaction just in doing my work. The writing, in particular.

I don't, however, always see immediate results.

Occasionally people write back. (You're welcome too. No rule against it.)

I received a kind note today. Without getting into detail, it reinforced in my—occasionally self-doubting—mind that what we're doing with the podcasts and the email letters are making an impact.

Maybe it is one person at a time? That is more a bit of my speed anyway.

One of the things I often say is that the more you listen to my ideas, the more you'll start to agree. It takes time, though.

This reminded me of a concept I read about today in a book Write it Down, Make it Happen by Henriette Anne Klauser.

TTTT

These Things Take Time

In time, you will agree. I'm sure of it.

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As always,

Brian

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