A Wall of Me

I hope I’ve never come across here as trying to blame others for my own failures.

So let me be clear: Nobody stands in my way but me.

This blog has a heavy focus on the psychology of the human mind precisely because I am my own worst enemy when it comes to getting writing projects done.

I also tend to point out how awful modern entertainment is because I believe we, the new batch of writers, can do it better.

Same reason I talk about the Boomer generation’s current (but waning) death-grip on the industry: I want to inspire gens X, Y, Z, and beyond to step up and create. To stop consuming endless reboots that farm nostalgia for money, to unplug ourselves from social media and create something new and worthwhile.

Our legacy–our very culture–has been destroyed, so we need to rebuild. And we need to do it not only for our own sake, but for the sake of our children.

• But the person who scattered writing notes across several computers and made a huge mess which had to be cleaned up and organized? That was me.
• Who stands in the way whenever I’m trying to fill a blank page? Me.
• Who often holds myself to too high a standard to make any progress? Me.
• Who’s afraid of giving myself a deadline? Me.
• What’s potentially stopping me from meeting those deadlines? Me again.
• And who doesn’t feel like writing after a long vacation? Me.

Writing journeys tend to be a “man versus himself” plot conflict. Namely, we’re in a battle against our own laziness, and according to the odds, most of us lose.

In other words, the Wall of Awful is Me. Always has been. And by using the right tools and mindsets, I hope I can step aside and move out of my way.