I’ve decided to discontinue this blog, mainly because I think it has allowed me to become accustomed to instant gratification. Most of the stories I have posted should have been left in a spiral notebook for a few more months and revisited at a later time to clean up and enhance more thoroughly. Although this blog had few readers and did not ask much of my time, it was a well intentioned, trial and error experience. Looking toward the future, I plan on reworking old pieces and submitting them to various journals, creating a blog directing interested readers in where my pieces are posted on the internet. Recently, I just published two stories, which can be seen at the following links.
http://apt.aforementionedproductions.com/eighteen/weigel.htm
http://www.unlikelystories.org/weigel1208.shtml
If you have been reading this blog, I assure you I’m more determined than ever to experiment with writing and challenge my creative habit. I assure you that there’s much more to come.
Enjoyed reading Prune Hands. Kudos on its publication. So blogging keeps you from working enough on your stories, huh? I just started a blog, and it actually got me writing a little more again. Of course I understand what you’re saying though: the whole idea of getting a story “out there” before it’s ready, or posting it and then forgetting about it, that whole process can be unproductive. Still, it’s a good place to start, like you’ve done with your stories. Hope to read more from you.