I think I wrote about this a little back in November, but I spent a lot of time writing this blog last year. Conservatively, I'll say half an hour a day. Fifteen minutes (that was the deal, right?) reading, at least five most days just to find the entry, format it, etc., ten minutes digesting, writing, pulling quotes, etc.
I don't think I realized how much time all that was taking until I was trying to do more fiction writing, and I just couldn't find the time. I was a little frustrated at first. I wasn't gaming much, wasn't working a ton of overtime, wasn't going out, where did the time go? The answer, as it eventually became obvious, was the blog. And, to be fair, I think that was time well spent. I wish I'd written more fiction last year, but I do think I learned a lot, read a lot of interesting stuff, and feel a sense of accomplishment for what I did. But as I've moved into the new year (streak surprisingly still intact a month in), I'm torn between wanting to find a better balance and missing the way I did the blog last year. I liked reading and writing those little snippets. Star Wars Classics was kind of fun as a once a week thing, but there are a lot of bad Star Wars books out there, and I'm kind of tired of reading them. (On the plus side, once I get through 1995 I get to start the X-Wing series and do Shadows of The Empire.) I decided to make writing at least a little bit of prose a priority every day. Might only be half a page or something some days, but something. Long term, I would like to start rolling out some fiction on the blog (or maybe start another linked one), but that's probably not for a bit yet. Still enjoying the daily, just trying to find the right balance.
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