No I'm not trying to match 

therealbrandonwilson

. What I realized was that writing one post a day wasn't enough for me. Not because there's anything wrong with the number one. It's just that I enjoy writing for two reasons.

The most important reason I write is because I want to tell stories that affect people emotionally. This is the primary reason. If I had to choose between this one or the other I'd pick this in a heart beat. Only it's not so easy. Because when I try to

tunnelvision

on this goal then I can't get far. I become a one-day-gonna-write-something-important novelist like

GabrielGreco

. I've observed this time and time again and after the transition off the 

200WAD

boat and onto this website I promised myself I wouldn't let myself fall into that trap again. 

The second reason I write is because I want to share my writing process. I like it when developers and designers share their work process in blogs. And I wanted to do the same with my writing. And actually I notice that when I'm unable to do the actual storytelling, I can always do this latter one. And this is a method of storytelling too, although it's more about sharing knowledge and insight rather than affect. 

But I realized and accepted awhile ago that alternating between writing fiction and then writing documenting style day by day wasn't going to cut it. If I want to write fiction at the caliber I want then it's going to require more input. There's two things driving this call to action. The 

Echo and Narcissus

writing club and also revisiting 

My Feelings when Viewing my Earliest Posts Yours Truly

.