Why Do This?

 I love to write, to express myself in words, to capture my emotions on paper.

My goal when I began Kissimple was to write daily, the "for fun" type writing, I mean. I write daily in my professional life, but that type writing actually stifles my creativity. Business and technical writing I do well, very well. What I want to do well is creative writing. And, I know that takes daily work/practice.

These entries are mostly just for me -- which is good because I think I'm the only person reading them. There have been posts were I've stretched and others were I've just let the juices flow.

Even though I say I'm writing these posts for little old me, I'd love to find a medium where I would get feedback on the things I write so I can use it to improve. (I hear someone out there saying, "go take a class.") I got my undergraduate degree in English and took freelance writing classes to no avail. I'm happy as long as my writing keeps improving... even if its just for me, myself and I.

I recently applied for a paid writer position. I didn't have a fancy portfolio of references and publications. I have my business/technical writing, Linkedin articles and this blog -- not exactly the mark of a professional. I knew it when I applied, but I hoped my enthusiasm and promise would appeal to them. 

One positive from that experience is I got a human to email me about not making the cut... a rarity in this time of bots. I wrote her back and thanked her very much for letting me know, that it was much appreciated.

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