The simple answer to today’s PostaDay2011 writing prompt # 54 is “I don’t know.” Confidence in my writing and my posts eludes me. Instead of faith in my ability, I am getting by with self-enforced weekly posts and arbitrary word count goals. Combined with vicious and repetitive editing, these techniques seem to be working. At the very least, they guarantee writing output on a weekly basis.
However, the word count of this post is approaching seventy and I am struggling with how to continue. Aside from making weekly writing mandatory, I need to start writing down post ideas whenever they come to me. I’ve found myself falling asleep satisfied with my next original and authentic post idea and waking in the morning completely unable to recall said idea. Here I am. . .
I am going to experiment. What do you, as a reader, want to see in this space? Please suggest a subject as a comment below. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
I enjoyed reading this because I have days when I don’t think much of my own posts. Sometimes I look back at posts I thought of deleting, reread them, think, “Hey that’s actually pretty good!” Haha. I have learned to look at my posts over a few days, to be sure I am not just in a self-critical mood.
The Meaning of Life? Should be able to sum that up in 70 words or less 🙂
Or how about Places You’ve Lived and What takes you there? I’m pretty sure you’re following a path not travelled by anyone else 🙂
Be well~
Ranch life. Family life. Kids and pets. You write; we’ll read. I totally enjoy all your posts and look forward to them. Keep ’em coming!
Humor, Rachel! Family, Ranch etc. Long time till green grass only way to survive till then is to laugh off all of todays disasters tonite! Like your history too-your grandads saddle! Keep em coming we’re all ears!