The first day of the month feels like a blank page to be filled in by you. So does each Monday. It's the beginning of the week, and writers can start putting words on that page. Today is Monday. So, what are you going to write first on your clean white paper (or screen)?
Will you continue with a work in progress, or will you begin a new project today? Will you outline a new story or book? Might you pen a family story? Or a new personal essay? Maybe you'll write a poem today. As long as several pages or as short as a haiku.
It doesn't matter what you write on this first day of the week. What's important is that you do write something before the day is finished. I like beginnings, and Monday always feels like a new start to me.
If you've had an idea swirling in your head, this would be a fine time to start writing. Last week is done, this one only beginning. Take advantage of it.
Sometimes, when we look at a blank page, we feel every bit as blank as it looks. We want to write, but what to write is our biggest question of the day. That old 'writers' block' term could be applied here, but I prefer to call it 'waiting for words.' That shows a little more hope, I think. You know those words will arrive, but you're not quite sure when.
Put this first day of the week to good use. Fill that blank page with words.
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