So my writing abilities have gone to the dogs. It's been so long since I've worked on anything and that has apparently made my writing muscle shrivel like a grape left out in the sun for too long.
I've resorted, as I've noticed in my current journal entries, to using the words "just, but," and "apparently" in an almost continuous stream. I'm like a valley girl that has the word "like" scattered throughout her every phrase.
That's why I'm determined to get the cogs working again. Say goodbye to the rust and hello to the steady flow of private work. I say private because I'm at the stage right now where I don't want anyone to see what I'm writing. It's just that bad. Hopefully all of the writing-related exercise will get me back to where I was. Sometimes I find myself not remembering where to put certain commas. OH GLOBS, THE HORROR.
If one of the exercises ends up being Avatar related, and I think it's somewhat decent, I'll post it for people to read. However, my self-esteem when it comes to my writing is at an all-time low at this point, so I don't expect that to be happening any time soon. I WILL PERSEVERE. I'M A TROOPER.
Word to the wise: Never go extremely long periods of time without writing something--journals not included. It'll kill you. Writing is like a muscle: without constant use, it shrivels and/or dies.
I hope all of you are alive and well.