It's about time to get back on the bandwagon

It's about time to get back on the bandwagon again. I need to write. It's very hard to author anything if you don't create anything. Shane's starting to get more predictable, so I should be able to find blocks of time when he's sleeping and enough of the chores are done that I can sit for a spell. To date, I've tried opening up my writing project a couple of times. I stared blankly at the 90 pages I've scribed all ready and then closed the document intimidated. I think I may try to write another short story to warm myself back up.

This renewed urge to write comes from a few sources. One, I've watched a crap-ton of TV because of my wife and son. All of that consumption makes me want to make something (anything) of my own rather than just imbibing someone else's story. Two, I saw Amazon had a program to allow people to self-publish on the kindle for anywhere between 35-70% royalties! Hope springs eternal, and I started thinking about how maybe I could post something up on the cheap as an amateur. The reality fairy kicked in after I'd fantasized about all the different schemes I'd brainstormed after an hour: I didn't have anything worth selling. I'm willing to bet that people self-publish all sorts of crap (especially from all of the "SCAM!" alerts I've seen on different websites giving advice about writing) and if I threw something up for the kindle the odds are it would be one more piece on the pile. Maybe if I finish a story, get some feedback, and decide not to continue trying to push it I could put it up on Amazon for cheap, but I think I'll stick with the traditional approach for now. All I have to do is start writing.....