…or alternatively titled, “Girl needs inspiration.”
You know I have writers’ block. You know this, because I mention it, I dunno, every time I post, which hasn’t been all that often in several months. And I don’t really like any of those posts- at least, there were other things I wanted to say, but I just wasn’t able to come up with words. So, in order to get out of this funk, I’m trying a few things. Are you excited?
First of all, I submitted a post to a website called Thought Catalog that publishes essays and articles about all kinds of stuff. I check it almost every day, and sometimes I swear that I could have written some of them. So I decided, what the hell, why not? I’m going to find some more sites, and hopefully start submitting things fairly regularly. Maybe having a goal will help?
Second, since I was unsuccessful in my November attempt at NaNoWriMo, I’m going to do Camp NaNoWriMo this summer- it’s pretty much the same (goal is still 50,000 words in 30 days) without quite as many online resources, but still some. They do a session in June, and one in August. I’m doing one or the other. Kind of going back and forth about which one, but definitely doing one.
Third, another blog I check out pretty regularly did a 30 day series of posts using various prompts, mostly questions about their habits, personality, etc. So I’m going to try that…maybe having specific questions to answer will help me power through this funk?? Some of her prompts were pretty interesting, so over the course of the next 30 days, maybe I can figure out why the hell I’m so blocked.
So, on that note- the prompt for day 1:
List 20 Random Facts About Yourself.
1. My ring fingers are longer than my pointer fingers. I’ve been told that’s not normal, but I’ve never really confirmed that.
2. My left ankle cracks once a day really loudly. Always when I lay down to go to bed.
3. When I really love something, I never really get tired of it. I can listen to songs on repeat for days, and can re-read a book I really love countless times. I could eat pepperoni pizza for every meal.
4. When I don’t get 8 hours of sleep, I am a grump.
5. I have a love/hate relationship with my hair.
6. It’s been about 2 years since I did anything political, and I miss it every day.
7. I’m dying to get another tattoo, but I already have 3, don’t really think I should get any more, and don’t have a clue what else I would get.
8. I really love popsicles. Even when there’s no other food in our house, I have popsicles.
9. I’m addicted to Pinterest.
10. I’ve had nightmares my whole life, and still do pretty frequently.
11. I like when a man has a strong chin/jawline.
12. I almost never run the air conditioning in the car- I always drive with the windows down.
13. My favorite thing about my best friends from college is that if you met us individually, I don’t think you’d ever guess that we were all friends.
14. I have scars on my knee that look like a smiley face- and they’re all from different falls.
15. I don’t really have any gear except full steam ahead- for example, if I like someone, or I decide I want to get involved in something, I just charge forward without any plan or direction.
16. When I’m alone in a house at night, I totally psych myself out- I hear things, and see shadows, and end up going to be at 9pm to keep myself sane.
17. At some point, I just stopped caring whether or not I look like an idiot, and life has been a lot more fun ever since. I dance a lot more.
18. I miss the days when everyone used AIM.
19. How I feel about a song is based almost entirely on the lyrics- if there is just one line that I like, I will fall in love with it.
20. I kind of like the smell of gasoline. And Sharpie markers.
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