Where Am I?

Hey, I've been busy writing.

I write longhand, so I've been taking my notebook with me and writing on my morning commute every day. I have a prologue and a first chapter written. I get weird looks from my fellow riders, and it's quite possible the writing sucks, of course, but it's there.

A lot of people tell you to write every day, even if it's a paragraph, or a sentence, or some notes - write every day. It's like the advice that says to give up potato chips: Everyone says to do it, and no one really does, even the people who say it.

It works.

No, really. You should do it.

I've been writing every day and the stuff is good, the style is consistent, and I don't have to reread to jump-start my thoughts. And, like, maybe this thing will get done before I'm too old to do an author photograph. Hmm, what other good advice have I been ignoring?

I am going to post this for posterity so I can look back on it after I've lapsed the habit and am kicking myself.

DEAR SELF: This is how good it feels to write every day. Remember? Don't you want to feel like this all the time? Get off your ass and get writing, and do it every day, like you were doing in the beginning. I MEAN IT. Go!

Oh, and put down those potato chips!

Signed,

SELF