A bit on my writing process

If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer.
- Guillermo del Toro


I am a big fan of Guillermo del Toro (director of Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy movies) and sorry to say that I don't fit his description for what it means to be a writer. As of late I've approached writing my daily post as a chore and have struggled to find a topic that I want to write about. I have a list of them but nowadays I lack motivation to put them into any kind of cohesive piece. Also I'm trying not to write so much about movies; last time I checked I had 17 blog posts that included the label "movies". I love films but I don't want it to monopolize my blog posts.


I guess my main concern is finding a balance between what I want to write and putting out something that is worth being read by someone. When I write papers for school I like to write many drafts and take a lot of time figuring out the best way to structure the paragrapsh and make smooth transitions. These posts are more like documentations of my stream of thought of that particular moment. I do very little backtracking and mostly use whatever words pop into my head. Sometimes I'll go back and find a more concise synonym for something, but if I can't I'll just find a way to reword the sentence. I get excited when I come up with a really fitting and appropriate word off the top of my head, from the vast trove of words that I've had to memorize for SAT prep. As of now, my favorite word is samovar; I like what it means and the way it sounds. Say it with me: Ssssamovaarrrrr!