This was written November 27th, 2025
Time for me to finally get back to this blog. Let’s be brief, here’s my new goal: Writing daily. I’m planning to do this for the rest of the year, which means just over a year. Let’s get the parameters ready:
- The primary goal is to write _something_ everyday. Ideally in the form of fiction, in order to work on my creativity and style.
- Every day should have a self-contained short story or poem. (I’m allowing poems, since I consider them less time-consuming, yes more challenging from their restraints, an acceptable trade-off in my books. If you’re unhappy, well tough luck, it’s my challenge after all ;P)
- In order to align with the primary goal of getting _something_ out, I do not guarantee or even plan to review it (Including this current outline of the challenge). It might still happen, especially if I feel particularly happy with or inspired by the story. So beware: Mistakes Galore!
- I do not plan to control my inspiration, so it might be utterly boring or dull, it might be shocking, disgusting or even gory, it could be ridiculous or even in poor taste. My goal is _not_ to offend, but this is a side-effect that tend to be unavoidable. Accordingly, be forewarned. (Note: I do not plan to have any sexual content. That’s not really something I feel comfortable sharing with people in general anyway.)
- If I’m unhappy with or ashamed of the results, I might opt to not publish the results. I will hold myself accountable to _writing_ something, but not to _sharing_ it. The goal is to hold the habit and gradually improve, but the added stress of performance, at least at this level, would probably only get in the way.
- None of these are meant to be a final story. If I think one of my stories has significant potential, I might decide to revisit it later in the future. If, on the flip-side, I think I could do something much better with it, and am worried about copyrights…I might just share it privately instead.
Well, there it is, my base rules laid out in a rather sleepy state. To be honest, I was initially planning to start writing today, and was not even sure I would write it here, but was extremely busy. This resulted in a choice: Either skipping today and “aiming to start tomorrow”, or push through and right tonight anyway. The former tends to result in endless delays, while the other felt a bit overwhelming. I thus compromised: Writing this outline, but not a story.
On that note, wish me luck for the remainder of the year. If I’m calculating this, there should be 34 days ahead. Feel free to reach out in person if you have any thoughts or comments (I’m sorry, but I don’t currently have the energy and time to filter all spam in the comments, so I wouldn’t advise commenting here for now).
Take care everyone, and hopefully this can inspire you to start your own journey too! The best time to start a habit is the past. The next best time is today! (Hence me finally doing this here). So if you’ve been thinking about getting starting with a new venture, habit or project, I urge you all to get started today, now, this very minute. Just close your browser and get to it! And stay curious!