Bodin wonders "How many of us write for pleasure or for meaning these days?" Most of my writing lately has been on the internet but I still occasionally write in my paper journal -- usually in a coffee shop -- both for meaning and pleasure. One of my recent "for fun and pleasure" creative writing gigs has been on Twitter where I began writing "tweeku" poems (I shortened haiku to 2-5-2 syllables to easier fit the 140 character limit of Twitter). My web analytics guru son turned me on to Twitter after he created a new tool for "tweeps" that he calls the Twitalyzer.
Many of my business related projects involve creative writing -- both for print and internet applications. Overall, for the past few years I've been writing much more than I ever have in my worklife (and I'm attempting to work just a bit more than half-time).
What has your experience been with creative writing? Lost art? Or more writing in different media?
I look forward to reading the planned sequel to Bodin's essay.
