Writing for public consumption has always been difficult for me. I’ve had moments in the past where I was able to write a paragraph or two every day, but those pages were written directly to my wife. I did it publicly as I wanted to be public, but I was really doing it so my wife would get a chance to see what was going on in my life while she was living in Japan.
Now, I struggle with deciding what I want my public image to be. Do I make critical comments about my current job here with my name attached to it? Do I just write what comes to my mind in a pointless wandering fashion?
I know that coming up with a focus for this website is important. One of the areas to be covered will be my artistic side. Currently I am practicing drawing. Learning or studying don’t seem to be the right words. You can study a technique, but you can’t study how to see the details of an object. Seeing detail and shape is something you practice. I also plan to talk about the books I read and want to read.
One of the books that keeps coming up in my life is the Artist’s Way
I try to maintain a journal not to improve my writing, but to give me an excuse to use the fountain pens and to practice my handwriting. I admit that I am far from writing 3 pages a day. Maybe it’s time to apply the journal to practicing my writing as well. I have added this book to my reading list.