Writing: Two Schools of Thought

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I have a personal blog page. I don't keep a strict schedule for posting new stories, but I'd been trying to share a new one every 3-4 weeks for a long time. I finally posted a new one tonight, after almost 8 weeks. I am really pleased with it! But I feel that 8 weeks is just too long. My readers could forget about my blog or at least lose interest. My life has been in transition and I've just been distracted by so many other things lately. A new part-time job is one of those things. The story I posted before this one was...eh, not my best work. It wasn't horrible, but I knew that I posted it mostly under the pressure of getting at least something on my blog! There are two schools of thought about writing. One says (basically) that if someone truly wants be a writer, he or she should just write! Meet deadlines, no matter what! Sometimes, people do their best work under a bit of pressure. The other one says that writing is a form of art, and the writer should wait until he or she is absolutely inspired! Otherwise, it won't be from the heart and readers will be able to sense that. I'm still trying to decide which way to go. I see pros and cons in both ways of thinking.