Thanks for the shoutout. I think you'll do well, as you write and explore and allow the thoughts to run free into word. It may not always make sense, but it will probably be like you say - cathartic. You've definitely got one reader here :)
If my experience is anything to go by then just this one weekly post will lead to an opening up of the creative flow for you (not that it appeared to be blocked to me). See where it leads. I look forward to following your journey.
With your Notes as one of the blueprints, I already know that it's going to be cohesive. Thanks, mate! Your friendship here really means a lot, and I'm just happy to go on a voyage in my writing journey beside yours :D
I think it will be a great way to explore in whatever fashion takes your interest. I'll be along for the ride. It's interesting with the Notes as I had no specific blueprint in mind. I just set out wanting to write, and wanting to communicate ideas. But also wanting it to be inherently readable as it was. Perhaps little stories, or just thoughts, or things I was learning. Whatever took my interest. And the end result is my writing is benefiting from it. And that is also leading back to the Notes themselves, making them stand out more (to me anyway). It's the old formula - read lots, write lots. Rinse, repeat.
I'm hoping this would continue the treatment that your Notes have been providing me. In my quest to crack the dam that's holding back my creativity, perhaps the old formula might just do the trick.
The last two days notes turned very much into exercises in creative writing. More so I think than a lot of the previous ones. It just happened. I think that is what can occur. Just write, let it flow (edit as necessary afterwords), and see what theme is bubbling to the top. What sort of coherence is presenting itself. Just keep it fun I suppose. I think that may be the key for me - before my time off I think I got fed up with writing, got too serious with it perhaps, and the creativity took a nose dive.
Although having said all that your writing has been great. Do you find there are blockages?
And it turned out into my favorite ones by far! Keeping the fun aspect is important for sure. If we get to serious and think of this as a job, our brains would just wander off elsewhere. I'm glad you realized that during your break.
My writer's block affects the frequency rather than the quality. I have spurts sure, but I expected an overflowing torrent after A Day in the Clouds. I'm not dismayed though, it'll come. I'm just trying my best to nudge it along, doing a rain dance, if you will.
I think you'll be fine. Like you say, do a little rain dance, make an offering to the muse, whatever is require. Read, write, put it all down and forget about it for a bit. Pick it back up again, look out at the world, ask questions. Look at it like a child, like an alien, like a cat or a dog :) Whatever it takes. Ideas will throw themselves at you.
Yes! You took the words right out from my brain. That's exactly what I intend for this series to be :D
I look forward to receiving whatever wonderful reading experience comes our way.