Confessions, Part I

This weekend, I went up north to a conference (which was chock full of writers). A few people recognized me from Lockergnome, and I was happy to meet their acquaintance. At the night event, one particular Gnomie told me his history with my writing - and it began in the late '90s. He didn't know how I pulled it off on a daily basis back then. To tell you the truth, neither do I. While I still do write, I'm not writing as much these days. I burnt out on writing as much as I did (religiously) and will likely never return to that very stressful schedule / burden. After I explained to him the “why” behind my decisions, he understood a little more. I'm still very much interested in writing for everybody to read, but I'm also giving time to performance passions now. If I didn't change, I'd never grow. And I'm the kind of guy who likes to grow (although I'll likely never make it much past 5'5″). But what about the writing?
My personal voice has evolved, too. The way I wrote in college is different from the way I write today. Consider that I was trained to be an English teacher, not necessarily a writer or an online publisher / editor. I communicated with friends through email on a regular basis because. I didn't really have much else to do, other than homework (which also involved writing, for the most part). These days, I have a little more to do (than write). Some may not realize it, but I used to spend every other weekend “cramming” for Lockergnome. The week would be spent traversing the `Net and trying new things. Yes, it's a lot of fun - but it's also a TON of work. After my personal world did a 180 (in recent years), I found it a bit disconcerting to have my entire life on display for everybody to see, examine, and critique. I'd rather write from the heart, but I can't do it at a personal expense - which is one of the reasons I'm writing about writing. I know I'm right for doing what I did, when I did it.

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