Hi Dialyn,

I've just got back from some weeks of travel and work, and was asking myself where my writing was heading because i've noticed a shift in my style, but still couldn't identify patterns. Also, I've been trying to juggle, rather one-handedly, work, writing, painting and music, and reaching points of frustration because of fatigue caused by four hours of commuting a day in humongously crowded buses.

I don't know why i decided to scroll down and see what people had posted, and this post caught by eye. For some reason, it's come again at a very timely point of my life, and has helped gather many stray thoughts i've been having over the last few months.

I would agree with you. Any creativity does seem to require more sweat than brilliant flashes of inspiration. I think that's where we really become skilled wordsmiths, painters, musicians, etc. Your suggestion to try and make a guidebook to see one's growth and progress is a good one, and it does require discipline, which a serious writer would somehow find time to put in.

If not now, then when? :)

Thanks for the post, dialyn. It's been very helpful, as always. :) And my best wishes for the journey on the road. :)

hanevi.