Well, who'd have thought? After many years telling all that would listen (and some that didn't want to listen) that I wanted to be a writer, I finally get started stringing words together.
Those that know me have probably had my poetry inflicted upon them at some point and may even have read a word or two of my stories. This isn't them. At least, not yet. New stuff like that may appear here, but for now this is a portal to allow me to write. Just write. There are many websites out there, books, perhaps even accumulated collections of leftover smoke signals, that state that if you want to write, the first thing you must do is write. So here we are.
I've thought about starting a blog many times, but the one thing that stopped me was the lack of a theme. How could I write if I didn't have something to write about? This isn't a story, or a novel, which start with a premise and flow from there. This isn't a poem - that's a snapshot of a moment, a capture of thoughts and emotions based on a specific event or feeling. This is a blog, a (hopefully) continual stream of writing to get my creative juices flowing and encourage me to write my stories, novel and poems. So, a theme. I don't know anything better than I know the inside of my own head, so what better place to start?
I want to offer a blog of everything and nothing. A weekly expulsion of words to capture my thoughts. It's not a diary, more of a random collection of things that I have considered. It may be an essay on something that interests me, or a comment on the news of the week, or even a rant about those damn small cases on wheels and their owners. The intention is to inform, delight, horrify, entertain or flat-out bewilder those that read it.
Bear with me in the first weeks, there will likely be various tweaks to the site as I decide how I want things, but please feel free to comment on anything I write. Feedback, your views on the subject, all is welcome. I want to encourage discussion, debate and lots of surreal musings. Nothing is too weird (but let's try to keep it clean(ish) and polite). I intend to introduce an 'Ask jmevee' feature at some point too, for you to ask a question on any subject and see what I come up with. I can't guarantee my answers will be lucid...
Without further ado, welcome to my brain!
Oh, and in case you were wondering, jmevee = j-me-vee = Jamie V. Simples.
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