Writing

Last night I had my first nonfiction writing class with Gotham Writers' Workshop. It was great! I had fun with the group and the instructor is really funny and helpful. We did three writing prompts and it felt so good to write just for the sake of writing again. I actually got some positive responses when I read what I wrote aloud, which makes me feel proud. The class is a nice mixture of beginner and intermediate writers, so it looks like everyone can benefit from the class. It's only once a week for six weeks, but hopefully I can continue the writing once it's over.

The instructor did actually reinforce that blogging and having a presence online is important in order to get your name and writing out there. I've noticed more and more people I know have blogs or websites. I'm still not sure if this phenomenon decreases the quality of the writing, or just makes it so more people can write. In any case, I think it's a good thing.

What's not good is my health today. I had one of those mornings when you're walking to work and suddenly you realize your legs are moving. Then they start to feel numb again because you're thinking about it and how in the hell are you making them move? I was so tempted to stay at home in bed today, but the cats were keeping me up with their incessant playing, so that wouldn't have worked out so well. For a kitten, Milquetoast sure does make a lot of noise when he's running from one end of the house to the other. Oh, how I love those little buggers.

EDIT: Upon re-reading this entry, I noticed the overuse of the word "good." Clearly, I have not learned enough from this workshop yet and I set to rectify this immediately.