No tall tales, no dodges or excuses.

I remind myself as I sit here at my keyboard that my task is not to write fiction. I do not have to make four hundred words tell a tale. I am allowed to write out my thoughts and feelings. I can use this time to construct a monologue that opens my mind and lets any reader see that my thoughts are in there somewhere.

I’m not looking to start a political commentary, or review some media sensation. I am trying to build my writing talent, at first by simply exercising the muscles that construct sentences, and describe encounters. But later I’ll be working to tell real stories, I want to write to commit what is foggy and indistinct in my head to a page where it can maintain a more permanent existence. Hoping then that friends and strangers might read and comment on the works I’ve shared. I’m looking for feedback, some advice; I would like to think I can improve, especially with your help.

I already believe I have a seed of talent. But I know of limits within which I work. I’m not particularly well educated, and have only a very simple understanding of grammatical rules. My life experiences have been spent on one side of the page, reading about adventures and mysteries, I have been satisfied with these tales enough in the past. But is there a need for me to go out and maybe gain more firsthand experiences.

The negatives won’t put me off, but if I’m not determined I will fall away from the endeavor set before me. It is a narrow path I tread. To maintain the resolution set me I must write four hundred words every twenty four hours. I want to avoid any dodges, and keep away from making excuses. Instead of making up reasons to skip a day, I should focus on making up more tall tales to tell.

So I won’t let myself off a few words when it turns out I over achieve one day, its four hundred as the minimum each day. And even as I’m saying that I’m considering upping the target by another hundred.

Regardless of the quota I find myself yearning to use my creativity, to unleash the words that will tell all the stories I’ve stored up inside my imagination. These are the words I want to write, four hundred or so of them at a time. If I can make it through the coming weeks and manage the target every day I’ll then look at sharing with you all that I can. Today I’m sharing four hundred and thirty nine words.