Loving Writing, (zaibatsu), 03/28/2019
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It's quite possible that writing on writing is the most 
teadious thing in the world to read, and so this post is 
about love. I'm in love with writing. I'm in love with the 
feel of it. 

I've wanted to write fiction since I was farily young. After 
poking at it through the years, I'm finally starting to get 
serious. It's a truly pleasant experience, so far, if a 
little taxing. This is the honeymoon. It feels like my first 
car, a silver 1982 RX-7 GLS-SE. It's infinitely better than 
my first kiss.

The thing is, I've been writing all these years, just not 
fiction. I write copy and technical and dry mechanical 
stuff. I write words for manuals and websites and other 
things that no one with any other choice would read. How can 
you love that? Maybe some can, but I can't. I never did.

I don't have any updates; this is my first novel attempt. 
The draft is done, I'm editing. The re-writing is a good 
feeling. Maybe I thought writing a novel would be like 
baking a cake; once the batter is mixed, you bake it and 
never look back. Turned out flat? Used salt instead of 
sugar? Oh well, you have to start over.

But it's not like a cake at all. If something doesn't taste 
or feel right, the re-write gives you a chance to really 
make it say what you want it to say, in just the right way. 
I don't know why I didn't really get that, I've re-written 
plenty of non-fiction stuff. Maybe it's because you can 
change reality while you're at it, with fiction.

My only complaint is the speed, but that's largely because 
I'm not very focused.

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On a side-note, life has been a little bit rough. Got the 
flu or something like it, and have been down hard. On the up 
presently, hoping to post more in my various gopher holes.