The OK Adventures of Peppersloth and Annie

These blogs are difficult to write every single day. Squeezing creativity from myself is not as easy as I make it look. The last couple of days, my brain has been very resistant to writing. I’m tired. Nothing interesting or funny happened. This is no longer fun, it’s just work. No one cares, why bother? But I care! And that should be enough of a reason to continue on.

There are not a lot of things in this world that I care about. I don’t have a lot of passions or talents. I get bored easily, and then I don’t want to do a thing anymore. But writing is something that I have always been able to rely on. It helps me express my feelings, when my voice is unable. But I typically only use it publicly when I feel like I have something to say. When I feel Godspired. Otherwise, it feels forced and fake. I never want to come across that way. I always want to be authentic with my readers, because I value them. I value you. You’ve given me your time, and that is precious to give away to a stranger on the internet, or even to someone you know! So, how do I make sure that I respect what you’ve given me?

I trust my instincts. If my writing is Godspired, then so are my instincts. And if they are Godspired, and I trust God, then I should be able to trust the instincts that He gave me, That makes sense, right? I think about what I need to hear. If I need to hear something, surely someone else does as well, right? Multiple people might as well get something out of it! I think about what makes me laugh. I think I am hilarious. I’m probably one of the funniest people I’ve ever met…can you meet yourself? Question for another day. I digress. Anyway, if I am taking the time to read something, I want to laugh. Otherwise, what is the point? I might as well write a textbook. Gross. I usually read my writing to my husband before I post, so I think about how I want him to react, and cater to him. And I always hope to insult at least one person. In this day and age, people thrive on being offended. It seems to be the goal of their whole day. I’ve never taken a marketing class, but I think one of the first things you learn is ‘give the people what they want!’ So, if what you want is to be offended, I can arrange that for you! Happily! 

And that’s it! That is the secret to writing every day. And, if none of that works, just start writing and see what comes to you! You might surprise yourself.