Life's Funny That Way

International Creativity Month

I used one of the National Something Months today because National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day and National Drinking Straw Day really did not speak to me. But National Creativity Month? That fits pretty well with my vision of the beginning of the new year, 2022. I rededicated myself to writing - fiction writing. I write for a living. I am an outdoor reporter for several newspapers, and I truly enjoy it. I cannot think of a better job (other than being a published author of a novel, of course!).
But there is something about not just reporting what has happened, but about creating characters and being in control of how they interact and the outcome of the story. Well, I suppose that is a bit of an exaggeration, as we all know our characters can take off with a story without warning. But for the most part, writing fiction allows us to create. Which is why we love it and why we are here on this website.
I have been a member of WdC for so long I can't remember writing not as a member of this site. Honestly, I do not remember how I came by it. It might have been a simple search for writing websites, I suppose. But once I learned about the community here, although I have been less active several times over the years, I always come back. I come back to find things have changed, often, but I also come back to find new and exciting things every time.
Because I live in Wisconsin, and January is usually the start of the bitter cold days from time to time, I have kind of always seen it as creativity month. National Novel Writing Month is creative too, of course, and hectic and crazy! But January is the time where I feel like I reset. I often spend the days inside reading and writing. It is fun to just - create. And I hope many others find the same fun in the cold month of January. I like to get outside when I can, but when temperatures dip below zero, you will find me either at my computer or curled up with a good book - or maybe my Kindle.