This afternoon I’ve been thinking about things, big things. The most important thing deals with the concept of ‘good’ and what the word actually means. The dictionary definition, or one anyway, “that with is morally right”, “advantageous”, and “to be desired”. So to be a good writer could mean one who writes things that are morally right, advantageous, giving results which are to be desired, none of which really hit the spot, in regards to a writer, a good one, necessarily.
Although for me today, the good writer I’ve been today, would fit in with the ‘to be desired’ definition, in that it involves some of what I’ve done today with some of my writing. I have sent off three poems, for consideration in a great little publication, The Crow, a poetry journal, and I’ve also finally submitted my latest poetry collection to a publisher. Fingers crossed on those too things, with no guarantees of any success, but if it’s not sent, it will never get published!
I’ve had a email from that publisher, indicating to me they actually require a hard copy of the submitted work, rather than an electronic copy, oops, not very good work from me, especially considering I’ve been published by them before and know they required hard copies … Silly me, and not a thing to be desired at all!
Further to my work as a writer, a good one, I’ve also been looking a little bit around at the new (for me) online platform for those interested in reading, and writing thought provoking articles. This platform is Medium, and I mentioned it in my most recent post on this blog. I may post another article to this site today, if I settle down and actually get one written … Having a laptop is another good thing, so handy for writing on wherever one is, light enough to be easily carried in a suitable bag.
Having a theme, even a self-given one to write on, that is another good thing, but the internet, so handy for connecting with others, publishers, sites for research, useful for sure. But so easy to fluff around on, producing no useful writing at all, just hours spent doing vast quantities of not much at all.
So while I have done some good writer work today, there has been much that is bleuh, nothing … I have a day today that could and should have produced much useful work, but no, even with the other adult in the household off to the movies with our son, I’ve not produced any new work for my novel, put together any already written pieces for an illustrated piece I’m thinking of self publishing, anything for the Mallala Crossroad Chronicle I edit, or sent out necessary requests for agreement forms for the anthology I am editing …
Actually, that’s a good reminder to myself, a thing that is what I will do next. Throw away my coffee that has gone cold, and get working on collecting email addresses to add to my list of contributors, then I can send out the email asking for the forms, so I can then, once I have them all, get this book to the printer!
OK, that feels GOOD, to have my work for the day allocated, so I’m off, I have a job to do!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 