Bloggers come and go

The blank canvas. The white screen. The blinking cursor at 5 am.  Writing is both a pleasure and a struggle.
 
Feathers and Flowers started way back in summer 2009, right before Nova was born. We're not Facebook users, so at the time it seemed like the best way to stay in touch with family and friends. And so the long blogging journey began. 

Most of the blogs I followed ten years ago have disappeared.  Many died a slow death as the posts tapered off and then finally stopped. Maybe people simply lost interest, lacked the discipline, or just ran out of ideas.  Or got tired of the sound of their own voice. (It happens.)

Nothing actually goes away on the Internet, so their blogs remain frozen in time and you wonder about those writers whose lives you knew intimately, but never really knew at all.

So I'm excited to introduce you to a new blog that I hope we're reading for many years to come.  The  writer is the daughter of a dear friend. We've watched her grow up into an accomplished and delightful young woman, now studying medicine at the University of Washington. Her blog is called Medicine with Mary. 

I'll put a link on the sidebar. 

Good luck, Mary! She asked me what's the secret to keeping a blog going over a long period of time.  The first thing that came to mind was" "Nevertheless, she persisted."

Here's a more eloquent quote for you:

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” — Octavia Butler