Taking Back My Blog.

Yeah. So I haven't been here in forever. Mostly because I pursued different interests. My blog got "future endeavored" for the New Breed and most recently the College Republican National Committee blog, along with Border War with some Marietta friends.

I find myself drawn back to this personal space, though, because there are no set boundaries to this one. I can write what I want, when I want. I think thats my downfall as a writer. When I block myself in and write about one thing, I often find myself bored or unable to write. Not because I don't have the ideas, but I just don't enjoy it. One more flaw to add to my neverending and constantly growing list, I suppose.

However, I have come home. Over the past couple weeks, I've just been inspired. Maybe its stagnation, maybe its internal clock...I don't know.

I have the belief that I can be a great writer. That one day I might be able to make some money off the profession. That I have AT LEAST one good story in me, even if its semi-autobiographical. Its just a feeling that has always been there, since I joined the creative writing team in grade school.

But I always cast it aside. I thought it would be too hard, too complicated, too time consuming.

Recently, though, the pieces started to fit. I started to find audiences for the different types of writing I do. Finding that people actually enjoy what you have to say is a great confidence boost. So thanks to everyone who has been reading my stuff, wherever you've been reading. It means a lot to me that, even if only ten people may have read it, its still ten people who took the time to see what I had to say. And if I can get ten people to read one piece, how many more can I get if I really let loose.

So I decided to sit down and start writing. To attempt to make sense of all the ideas that float in my head and put it together into one cohesive story.

Over the next couple weeks, I'll start posting some pieces from it. I'd like some feedback. If you think it sucks- please tell me. If there's something you especially like, please tell me. Be candid, but not too mean (please). You can post it in replies or you can email me (michael86hart@gmail.com), but just be honest. I can't get better at this if I don't have anyone telling me where I can improve.

I also don't have a title yet. I find the title to be the hardest thing to come up with, because it has to be catchy enough to draw readers in, but vague enough to not give too much away. So, if, while you're reading, you think of a worthy title, let me know. I'll give you a writing credit :)