Just Writing

There always seems to be this notion that when a person is writing, there needs to be some sort of end result, or at the very least a goal that he/she is trying to reach. I often fall into that trap. I would only write if I knew exactly what I needed to accomplish, whether it is an essay for a class or another attempt at a novel during NaNoWriMo.

But like I said, it's a trap.

I essentially created this blog so I could avoid that notion. I could write when there is something that I want to write about but it does not necessarily fit into the parameters of a class essay or will ever be turned into a novel. But even with this blog, I would neglect it because I did not think that  I had anything that was worth writing. The idea that I originally had in mind was going no where so why even bother trying to make something of it? Is there a point to writing if there is no point to the writing?

I think so.

Getting your thoughts out there, even if it only going to be seen by you is important. If anything, by writing when there is no point to the writing, you will get better at it and then when you do sit down and want to write something, there will be a point. This is something I have tried to convince myself for the past few years. I feel like I am getting better at doing it. I am using this blog more often, I try to journal some things here and there, from my trips to very basic book reviews, and I even started a new Word Doc that is random writings and one liners that come to mind.

It's weird that I have to convince myself to write because I have always enjoyed writing. Even when it came to school, writing papers did not really bother me. I think that since I do not always have something write about that the writing itself will not matter. But why should I let it matter? Should I be my own road block for something that I enjoy and am occasionally good at doing because I set weird guidelines for myself?

It's funny because now that I look back on this post, I am trying to find a way to wrap it up and to get to some sort of point. The thing is, I don't think I have one because I'm just writing.