For Starters

There is no 'right' time to write. There's only the time it takes you to dispense with the excuses, distractions and if-onlys, get out of your own way and get down to the business of writing. For what it's worth, I write because I'm a word squirrel. I am simply compelled to stash words in as many places as possible - blogs, journals, email, images. It doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that I do it. I don't have a particular use for the words I hide or even a particular audience in mind when I squirrel them away. I just feel the need to do so. Sometimes, in the process of writing, I figure something out. It may be something related to what I'm writing about, or not. Often not. Similarly, cajoling or converting those of us who think we're not writers into writing is something I have to do, for survival's sake. It often feels that urgent. So, take my advice, invitation, example - if you've got a finger and some sand - write. If something worth sharing beyond the intimate circle of your mirror or kitchen appliances emerges, great! If not, write anyway.