Writing is Writing
For 2011 I have purchased a small weekly planner. It has enough space for me to jot down my thoughts but not too big that I feel I must write a whole page. The goal is to capture my thoughts and get my writing juices going to then go from the Journal to my blog. From there off to my current WIP or if stuck some free writing on a random topic.
One thing I learned this last year was that writing is writing. This last year I have written more as part of my day job than ever before. While I enjoy writing fiction; I have found I am really enjoying writing as part of my day-to-day job. I find the more I write fiction my skills as a writer improve and I see that in my business writing as well. I think my business writing impacts my fiction skills. 5 years ago writing was area at work I was asked to focus on improving and today I see improvements and I am often now the go to person to write-up detailed business communications.
As an aspiring author I often feel disappointment and self-doubt in my writing. It has been rewarding to see comments and praise for the documents I have written at work. While I don’t always have the amount of time I want to focus on my latest WIP; I am always writing. Writing an email to communicate or verify a communication or document a new process, I am writing and improving my skills. My storytelling needs improvement but just as my business writing has improved so will my fiction writing with time, practice and guidance.
So everyday I work on my craft from small journal notations to an email communication to spending quality time with my WIP. I am a writer so therefore I must write.
Are there things that you do everyday that transcend to your writing life or day job?
Tiffany Lyn
