I'm edging closer towards 400 posts here.
Should that mean anything to me?
Nope.
I'm pretty confident I went over that threshold awhile back.
I've gone through an' cleaned house here a few times.

So yea!
I feel like I should be posting here more often.
Problem is, I always end up in the dreaded editing process.
Which is more or less the result of my writing process.
I tend to be segmented in my writing.

Huh?

Because of my mind's tendency to be active, I tend to get hit by multiple topics at the same time from one inspiration.

Take out my notebook, jot the ideas down, hope that I can remember my line(s) of thought when I can actually sit down to write.

Let me attempt to illustrate an example by showing you one of the pieces I've been working on:

Foolish (Tentative Title)

I look at you.

Then you look at me.

An awkward silence falls.

Will this finally be the day

That we go and say what we feel?

One can only hope that it's so.

You'd think that after so long

We'd finally get it right

From one fool to another

What are we doing here?

Do you think we're living happy

In a different lifetime?

I think of you day and night

When I'm with you it all feels right

I can only hope that you feel the same as I do.

Regrets are luxurious

Of those I am rich.

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In theory, you can grasp the general feel that I'm aiming towards with this piece.
At this point, I see it as a club sandwich.
Got the bread and the trimmings, but I've only got one layer of meat.

Fool to fool.
That's the thought that had me start writing this piece.

You know the types: two people that seem great for each other but never do anything about it.
So I started with that line/stanza/verse an' have been building around it ever since.
Sporadically.

Again, I tend to get hit by many ideas/inspirations so I tend to lose focus because of all the different projects/pieces I have going.
Generally, I'll go through my works in progress, say "oh! that's nice.", then add one more segment to it.
I'll also have a tendency to come up with something I consider a gem.

Such as the last part of this particular piece.

It may/may not have been inspired by the original thought of the piece.
I find that I want to use it though.
So I'll put in extra time trying to integrate it in a way that makes it natural.

That last quirk of mine is usually why I spend so much time editing.
Just for funsies, look back on my previous posts an' try to spot the "gems" that took time away from life.

I hope you enjoyed that brief look into my writing process.
I say(type?) this alot but, my apologies for the inconsistent postings and thank you for your time.