When it came time for me to start blogging again, I found myself paralyzed. I was trapped by the belief that my blog had to be unique, that it had to have a defined theme, and that it had to be appealing to everyone. After some time scouring Google for advice, I realized that if all I did was worry and plan, I would spend forever worrying and planning and never get to writing.
From that realization, I've decided to display my blog writing guidelines here for everyone to see, but especially for me to see when I come here to write.
~1~
Blog about what is appealing to YOU.
Don't worry about anyone else.
~2~
Allow yourself to WRITE!
Don't restrain yourself to one voice, one writing style, one genre, or one topic area.
~3~
Throw out the fear of maintaining a consistent theme.
Blog about your passions, interests, fancies, inspirations, opinions, musings, curiosities, ramblings, and loves.
~4~
Explore, experiment, and have fun!
So, this is my solution. A blog about anything and everything that sparks my interest.
The title is inspired by the quote at the bottom of this introduction. Everything you love, even for a short time, becomes part of you. Our experiences and perception of the world is colored by those things we love and have loved, whether those things are or not. This blog will be a place to house those passions and curiosities. Please enjoy!
"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."
-Anonymous
I signed up for PPC but a year long commitment is hard for me. Especially since I get distracted and forget. Good intentions won't get me through. And prompts that don't inspire don't help. So far? I'm good. Ask me again next May.
I wrote quite a bit in April but not for contests. And apparently I didn't impress anyone with my writing either! So ... May. I'm hoping to do "The Art of the Letter" as I only found out about it today. Since I write postcards, especially when traveling, it's just something I do.
Is your address updated at Snail Mail?
I've been in the same place for over 12 years. I dread having to move.
I made a list of writing goals in February and did quite well. My March goals are 'front-loaded so I need to write today.
I wrote a 1 star poem and then realized it didn't really want to be that bad. It's based on a mathmatics text and I could rework it into something experimental. Then I took on Cupid...
So... this was cringeworthy imho:
Roses blush red
your heart bleeds black.
In your pants, Stu-
pid. Put it back.
I like lists mostly because I hate remembering things My lists remind me what I want to do, but I also know I don’t HAVE to do them, so I try not to get stressed
I made a list and did most of it. Won one, placed in a couple. It exhausted me. But, it was mostly worth it.
I'll focus on my "Space Cadet" stories for NaNoWriMo but hope to enter some of the contests, especially the Second Time Around as I had high hopes for one particular poem that didn't impress the judge. I still have hope.
I will dito all of you. It's so amazing. I'm still reeling. If I didn't have this teaching day job getting underway, I'd be on her more than I already am!!!
What ditto are we at now, triple ditto? As you probably know, on mobile, your portfolio icon is in the top right corner and I keep having to do a double-take because that can’t possibly be my icon. I couldn’t have turned blue with a more awesome bunch of people either; I’m so excited!
Okay. I had to allow myself a day to process ... this. This color. This title. This recognition. This honor. This privilege. Honestly, a day was not enough because I'm still feeling completely overwhelmed and shocked. Happy, of course, but just ... wow. I can't stop looking at my portfolio EmilyIsn't that wild! I keep catching a glimpse out of the corner of my eye and get this little surge of giddiness every time! I don't suspect that feeling will fade for quite a while. It's even more crazy seeing my handle under Bitem links like this one:
It doesn't look real! If I just glance at it, it looks like someone else's blog. That's been happening to me more than I care to admit ... I posted the prompt over at the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" and had to scroll up and down the forum a couple times because I thought the post hadn't gone through! I didn't immediately recognize my handle, but then came that euphoria again when I remembered ...
So, enough about that ... I have people to thank! First and above all others, thank you to the lovely The StoryMaster and The StoryMistress for ... everything. It sounds cheesy, but where would we all be without Writing.Com and the tireless work of the Story Couple? Keeping this place running for TWENTY years?! I mean ... enough said right there! That's absolutely ancient in internet time. And not only are they keeping WDC active, they are continuously evolving, adapting, and improving the site for all of us! I am in debt to you both for this second home
Finally, thank you to all you generous folks for the rad celebration! All the newsfeed posts, C-notes, badges, emails, texts even! You know who you are You really made my day so so special!
I did some portfolio cleaning today, and found it funny how many things I've written in the last few months related to the color blue ... Maybe it was a sign or something? Anyway, since I don't really know how to close this gushy post, here's a list of some of the blue things in my port that were maybe my muse trying to prepare me for something, haha!
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