I need to find some sort of point system to get myself to write.  It works on XBox.  “What, I have to do this level again, only slightly differently and I get some gamerscore?  Hell, what’s another half hour?”  Whether it’s writing here on the blog, or putting some of the short story ideas I have down, I need to force myself to do it.

I’ve got some ideas for posts, and some ideas for stories, but I just have trouble forcing myself to sit down and do it.  I know that the personal achievement should be motivation enough, but I think we all know that’s not true.  At least not for me.  I’m not writing to make a living, it’s more of a hobby, and it does force me to think a little differently.  Using some creativity in stories is a little different than reading through regulations and making sure our company is doing the right thing.

I do know that once I get writing, I tend to get on a roll.  Looking back through historical blog posts, I know that I’ll write 2 or 3 things over a couple of days, but then it’s a month before I do anything else again.

So, it all comes down to getting myself started, and finding that motivation to get started in the first place.  Let’s see what I come up with, hopefully something successful!