This is the last exploring the mystery blog post until September. The first post that blogger has on file from this blog is dated January 1, 2012. It is not clear how many posts I’ve actually shared because for awhile, I was posting twice a week and only assigning a number to one of them. I created the blog because I wanted to write. The rhythm of writing once or twice weekly has given me confidence to put my thoughts on “paper”. If you want to do something, the best advice I can give you is to just start doing it and not expect yourself to be perfect. Give yourself time and space to improve. And ask for help. Don’t expect it will be easy. Don’t try to go it alone. Without help you will be tempted to give up. For quite awhile I resisted putting an image with each post. Interestingly enough, finding the image is now the most fun part! There is something very seductive about posting online. The feedback from all of you can be addictive and I find sometimes I’m writing to please. I want the summer to write for me – not for readers. I keep reading that writers need to write for themselves – not for others. I woke up this morning clear that this was the day to take action. Thank you for your support. All of you have been amazing, often in ways I wouldn’t have guessed. It was always interesting to see which one of you would comment – nearly every post enticed one or two of you to respond. Your ideas impressed me and were an integral part of the whole blog experience! I hope you all have a great summer. See you in September! In the meantime, keep exploring the mystery – I will! Nicky Mendenhall *If you want to read older posts, go online to the blog and keep scrolling. Click on “older posts” and you can retrieve posts printed as early as January 1, 2012.
