Starting is the hardest part

Hi. Welcome. I’m Maggie, and I’m a writer. I write fiction and essays. I’ve been a writer all my life, but have never felt comfortable claiming that I’m a writer. It still feels a little scary to me. But I’m ready to do scary things.

This is my new blog, and it’s something I’ve wanted to start for a long time. Now that I’m here, I’m finding it hard to figure out exactly how to begin. I’m reminded of the advice that when you start making a batch of pancakes, the first one is always terrible, so you just make it, throw it away, and move on. So, this post is my first pancake, if you will.

I had a blog over at Myspace (RIP) many years ago, and then a few years later I started a new blog at Blogspot/Blogger. I never gained a huge following or changed the world, but it was my own little space to put down words to express myself. Along the way, my life changed dramatically, as did blogging. It became easier to type a handful of words into a Facebook status than to sit down and write a well-thought-out blog post, and then at some point, I stopped doing even that on any kind of regular basis. Now I’m not sure if too many people even write blogs anymore. But I missed having a regular writing practice and a place to share my thoughts. So here we are.

First pancake completed.