Where to begin...?

     Hi, my name's Travis and I'm a writer...I think. It's kind of hard to really say what a writer really is. I've spent way too much time thinking about it. Is a writer someone who has achieved success in the filed of writing? If so, that leaves a pretty wide spectrum for 2 reasons:
     1) "Writer" isn't exactly a job, it's more of a category of jobs. There's about 20 different writing jobs that I can think of just off the top of my head.
     2) "Success" is another translucid word who's definition begs to be disected.

     After years of thought I have decided to believe that a "writer" is simply someone who writes; everything else is just too complicated. If you want to write, then write! It doesn't matter if you're young, old, rich or poor. That's the thing I love the most about writing. Absolutely no one can stop you from doing it. You don't need permission to be doing what you love and you have the freedom to say whatever you want. I can use this blog to open up my mind and just get all the thoughts out of my head and into text for whoever wants to see, but that's not the main reason I'm starting this blog.

     I decided to start a blog today because I felt that the internet needed it. I don't mean to sound conceeded or overconvident but I know there are thousands of people like myself out there in the "world wide web" who can relate on so many levels. We, the struggling writers of the world, need each other to lean on and share our thoughts with. It's so easy to fall off the road to achieving each writers own individual ideal of what "success" is but I believe that together we can all help each other with encouragement, critisism and advice.

     This is my life as a struggling writer - an average joe trying to get my words out. I hope you will all come along for the ride and see where this thing goes. It will have its ups and it will have its many, many downs but if there's anyone out there willing to listen, I'll be here willing to tell everything I have to tell and listen right back...