一週前異想天開地成立了自己的部落格,打算未來一年試著以寫稿養活自己。沒想到,懶惰如豬的我,至今竟然連一篇文章都沒完成……
幾年前和自己崇拜的一位作家聊天,他說每天會逼迫自己寫上至少千字,沒有完成不能睡覺。量達標了,但質呢?他說:「當然要顧到,總不能整篇廢言。」不過,「文章一旦成形,其他都容易搞定。」從0到1000字最困難,從1000到2000、甚至到精雕細琢的1001字成品,都遠比無到有容易得多。這似乎與賺錢的道理略有異曲同工之妙?許多年前的這一小段對話,我至今依舊印象深刻。當時聽完沒想太多,直到最近開始執行,才發現這事沒有想像中來得簡單。
過去,無論是在體制內或體制外撰文,我向來是支「pen for hire」,主題常是跟總編大人討論而得來,或是應客戶要求撰寫主題明確且容易發揮的文章。原本老覺得只寫別人要的題目,不知何時才有時間寫些自己想寫的內容。進入出版業數年後,現在自立門戶的我,時間真的來了,但我也慌了…… 有趣的主題好多,美味可口的葡萄酒更多,但從哪裡開始?TA是誰?如何把一個idea發展成一篇不失架構又滿覆文采的文章?這些問題突然一個接著一個重重地跌在我身上,讓我彷彿失去了打開MacBook敲打鍵盤的勇氣。
然而,幾個小時後即將啟程去歐洲度假的我,看著門口整理完畢的行李,發現自己罪惡感之重,再也過不去自己這關。不如,就從這篇掙扎文開始吧!這是1~500的嘗試,也是自己試圖在登機前的扳回一成。兩週回國後,每天千字,開始吧!
Until next time……
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