On Writer's Block

On Making Spectacular Comebacks

A major funk made its home in my head towards the end of last year and didn't leave until late February. This unwelcome visitor made for the worst kind of company. We battled night and day for weeks. When it was finally over, I prevailed but just barely. The scars will linger a while as I try to remedy the havoc it caused.

Getting back to the groove of writing this time is much more difficult than I imagined. I must admit though that to shake off the final traces of gloom, this is necessary. Writing makes me happy and clears my thoughts.

I'm determined to continue. Bigger, better and bolder. Here's to the written word!

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE!

The sun...

The sand...

Fresh air...

Buy one, take one at the supermarket...

Sachet inserts in magazines...

And coming soon:  the Philippines' first free magazine!

It's not an insert or student publication, not a catalogue, not pieces of advertorials, no hard sell.  Just good reading brought to you by people who think it's time has come.

On Being A Published Writer

I'm back after a long hiatus.  I've accepted the fact that while in Manila, I'm stuck with dial-up prepaid cards.  I'm up 12mn to 8am to browse, blog and comment on free off-peak hours.  Globe Telecom is a long way from Pasay, believe me.  I doubt their broadband will ever reach me. DLSU has wi-fi capability and is 3 blocks away but they say I'm out of the reach of their network.  Huh!?

In the meantime, I got a gig as a freelance writer!  To live my dream is the most exciting thing to have happened.  Technically, I have a secondary education but in the real world I have a PhD. It's great to be able to share street smarts on a superior IQ lol!

As a blogger I'm censor, writer, editor, proofreader and publisher all at once.  The Blogger site is my medium and advertiser.  As a freelance writer, I have my editor/publisher/administrator to go over my stuff. It's hard work writing for a publication with even a limited circulation.  In fairness, my blog doesn't get that many readers yet.  I've toned down my rhetoric (which isn't all that) to be politically-, gender-, religiously correct on print.

As to what I enjoy, it's everything all at once.  Freelance writing can pay for those pre-paid cards and my phone bill.  Seeing your words on paper is not a bad thing either.  I can lose the by-line, I love my anonymity.  But I love the freedom of blogging and the release of my rants even more. Let's see what happens next.