Exploration Phase #1
Introducing Exploration Phase
A new publication about loving (all) the details
It’s hard for me to believe that I have been a writer for three years, now. I started writing in 2021, publishing on Medium and supporting myself with jobs as an academic writer and a real-estate agent. The first three years were joyous — I was, for the first time in my life, expressing myself openly and confidently to others, and was growing rapidly as a writer.
I started with a throw-everything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks approach to writing. I committed to writing about whatever topic struck my fancy. It was a grand experiment; the plan was that, after writing one hundred articles about whatever I wanted, I would be able to review them and get a sense of what type of writer I was.
I hit the hundred-article mark a couple months ago, and as it turns out, there were consistent themes in my writing. For one, I found that I loved writing about places, trying to capture the essence of a place for myself and for readers. Closely related to that, I found that I loved writing about nature and global warming. I found that I loved writing about technology, and (to some degree) current events. I also found that I loved writing introspective, psychological pieces, oriented toward therapy and self-knowledge…
