Writing Helps with Writing

November 24, 2015 10:18am CST
As I have spent the last several days attempting to retrieve cached Bubblews articles from the web, I have realized something. When I was writing daily, my writing skills were improving. Considering my wild and wacky aspirations to actually some day be published (either in a magazine or a book), that's a good thing. Therefore, I need to start at this thing called writing once again. I have a couple blogs that I have been all but ignoring. I suppose I should spend more time there once again. Do you try to write daily? Do you journal or blog?
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
24 Nov 15
I like reading other peoples posts and commenting on them, but I am not disciplined when it comes to writing. I tend to write when the mood takes me. Though if it is your aim to write for a living getting into the routine of writing everyday whether you feel like it or not is a good discipline to get used to. I agree that when you do write everyday your writing skills will improve.
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24 Nov 15
it's so easy for me to fall out of the habit
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Nov 15
@jillybean1222 Yes I know what you mean life does tend to have a way of pushing our good intentions aside lol...
@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
24 Nov 15
I write daily - somewhere or other - i write
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25 Nov 15
i'm trying again, but it gets busy
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• Minneapolis, Minnesota
24 Nov 15
I used to journal a lot I have a handful of books that were full until someone stole them out of the trunk of my car I stopped writing, it was very sad. I lost all of those memories I worked so hard to keep.
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24 Nov 15
@Castlerock34 that's really depressing. i remember once, many years ago in high school, someone stole my purse. i knew who it was, but couldn't prove it. i didn't have much money it it, but i had old photographs that were irreplaceable. tons of them in my wallet. and i had the school announce that all i wanted back were my pictures. you know that person just threw them away. still makes me angry. so i can imagine how you feel!
24 Nov 15
that is sad! i'm sorry!
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
24 Nov 15
@jillybean1222 I wish I could some how find them but after 2 years they are long gone in a dump somewhere. I think it was kids that stole items out of my car just by the stuff they took and I am sure when the opened my trunk and saw a lock box they probably thought that they were getting lucky
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
24 Nov 15
Both. Journal and blog
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25 Nov 15
i'm going to try to transfer some of my blog stuff to my kids' journals.
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
24 Nov 15
@jillybean1222 I try to write some everyday. I was spending a lot of time trying to get back my posts for Bubblews and realized I was not spending the time writing. I am no longer looking for my lost posts.
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25 Nov 15
I'm nearly done with my process of searching by dates. It's tedious, but in the scheme of things, it is n't taking too long. I'm enjoying reading through the memories.
@shellyjaneo (1081)
• United Kingdom
24 Nov 15
I found the same my writing and creativity improved massively when writing on bubblews I have had a long break now and it's not the same. I am hoping that myLot will help me get back to that level x
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25 Nov 15
yep. i know what you mean. i've been reading through old posts. i didn't remember writing so much poetry! some of it was actually good. :-)
@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
25 Nov 15
I'll admit that I don't write everyday. I should try and make the effort to write a post everyday. I do comment and interact everyday, whether it's here or elsewhere.
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
25 Nov 15
I think you can use Mylot as a writing platform too. In the past, we used to do that. We will publish in Mylot as though we were published an article elsewhere. If you look back the old discussion threads, you can find that many opening thread are way too long. Some were more than 500 words.
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• United States
24 Nov 15
I write reviews to keep improving my writing skills and the major way I make money online is through writing.
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• Greece
25 Nov 15
I write something most days and I try to interact as much as I can but I do not keep trying to resurrect posts written in days gone by. It is better to start again and come up with new ideas.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
25 Nov 15
I do write daily, here, in my journal and on my current writing project. So, quite a bit of writing.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
25 Nov 15
I only write occasionally - I don't want it to become a chore.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
25 Nov 15
I do try and write on here everyday but don't always make it. I always have good intentions about journaling but never follow through with it as I get busy and forget about it and before you know it, a month as gone by and I only have one entry.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
24 Nov 15
I don't have the discipline for a diary but I like sites like this.
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• Greece
25 Nov 15
I keep a diary but I am sad to say that I have neglected it since getting involved here.
@suzzy3 (8342)
29 Nov 15
I only write on here ,I may try something more at some time.
• United States
24 Nov 15
I dont write as such Jilly. I lack the concentration to do so, though I have had it in years gone by.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
24 Nov 15
I write here every day, I have a blog that really needs to be updated.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
18 Dec 15
I try to write on Mylot daily.