Each day as I begin to write I constantly ask myself, “Why am I writing this?" Yes, indeed I have way too much time on my hands and there is no possibility of it ever becoming a screenplay. Still I continue to write because I believe my finest achievement will be realized when you, my readers, choose to pay me the ultimate compliment by asking yourselves, “Why am I reading this?”
The thing is I have plenty of ideas but can’t seem to get beyond the title or stay focused long enough to stick to the subject. For instance, I started writing an article called,” Adult Attention Deficit Disorder: Why You Never Finish What You Start”, and lo and behold never did. Or my outline on growing old gracefully titled, “Why Do Old People Eat So Early and Smell like Tweed”. I tried interviewing a few of them but they kept falling asleep on me. I even tried to write a book on ethnic cleansing; "Kiss Those Blemishes and Albanians Goodbye!"
I’m always questioning things like just how many Kardashians are there and why are they famous for no reason? When dieting, which eating disorders work best? Just recently I have found it ironic that President Obama signed into law the don’t ask, don’t tell legislation, when for the last few years this is precisely the strategy used by both myself and my spouse when dealing with our teenage daughter. Ask her no questions, she’ll tell you no lies. Works for us.
Sure sometimes I get writer’s block but then that’s just a writer's excuse to drink alcohol. Well actually any excuse will do.
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