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TODAY’S QUOTE
“A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing. “
I think that if this quote is taken at face value then writing is essentially a job. I don’t always see it that way. There are times when I wake and after walking the dog think about how I “have to get to my blog”. I like the routine and I look forward to seeing what my blogging friends are up to. I also like that I am practicing my writing, that I will be presented with new challenges, and that I can share what I love.
On the other hand, I enjoy writing for what I get from it, purely just a feeling of accomplishment that I have written something that I can share. It isn’t always something for someone to say they love and it isn’t always something that has to give someone information, it is just doing something for fun.
I think that people who like to write think about writing all the time because life is the “idea generator”. Experiences and happenings are the plot lines we’ve all been waiting to develop. For people who don’t like to write, I don’t think they think about how everything they do can be “a story” or “a poem”. So, never having a vacation could be true because I know that I am always thinking of how someone or something I just saw could make a good story.
Stine Writing 
I’ve heard it said “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. Try writing some Elfchens and you’ll get the thrill of writing more completed works.
https://stepsinbetween.com/2020/02/02/youre-invited-elfchen-poetry-potluck/
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I think I could write quite a few!
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I agree with life being the generator. A very apt comparison
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so true Christine! I do agree with your point of view here!
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The problem with me is that I do a lot of thinking about writing and not enough actual writing…
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Think with your fingers on the keys…
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Yes… if only I could make time to do that and still be able to manage my life…
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I tend to blog and write in the morning. If I don’t then it doesn’t happen
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Making time to write can be an issue, for sure! I have developed an affinity for Elfchens – 11 word poem in a five line format. They are short, fun and easy to write on any topic. I write them to fill up wasted time on hold on the phone, waiting in lines or at long stoplights!!!
https://stepsinbetween.com/2020/02/02/youre-invited-elfchen-poetry-potluck/
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great idea
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That is true in that I’m an active observer of my own life. I’m also a shameless “people watcher” and incorporate what I’ve seen and heard into what I write…
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I started a story a year ago or so about people-watching. I had such a great idea of where it should go then I lost the momentum and think maybe someday I will go back to it.
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