Ok...so this is my first real blog. My friends told me long ago that I should start up something like this. They claim I am funny, witty, silly, and comical, you get the picture. Sometimes I feel like I should have started a blog up on that day, so long ago. So many good ideas and quirky comments have slipped in and out of my cranium since then. But life happens, you get side tracked, other jobs arise, other social networking sites come along (Twitter) and have you: hook, line and sinker.
Which leads me to talk about Twitter. It IS my new found addiction, along with emailing amongst friends. Twitter is like text messaging for the world to see. Nothing is private. (with the exception of a DM) Sometimes it's fun, other people join in, and you make new acquaintances. Other times you bite your tongue and send an email to express yourself to a friend.
Being this is my first blog, I hope that I will reflect upon this in a month (or ten), and see how much I have learned about blogging, life, love, etc. I hope to use this as a journey in my writing skills and possibly will post excerpts from my book that I am trying to complete. I would like to hear feedback on my literary 'creation'. So far, everyone that I have given it to has had nothing but praise for me. I trust their judgment, but it's my own criticism that I fear. And this has put me at a slight impasse for trying to move forward and finish it. Fearing once it's done, then what? Will it just sit in my computer, as a file? Or will I have the courage to look into printing it and placing it on a shelf? (Assuming someone WANTS to go that far with it. Which is a whole other topic of self doubt.)
I guess that is what I hope to learn in the coming months. Until then, I will keep re-reading my story, inserting lines and correcting grammar. I'm hoping for a spark that ignites an idea to help tie everything together.
Thanks for reading, I hope you'll return.
Leigh
I think that most people who are engaged in the act of reading blogs wish to be inspired. They are seeking that which is vacant in their own lives. They need guidance, advice or a great journey.
ReplyDeleteTo get the most out of your blogging experience, and to get people to read- touch on their secret ambitions, keep it light and upbeat but most of all give them inspiration!
The most profound works of our time are continually being passed over for a sub-par happy posting. No mater how good your writing may be, you will need to hold back on the darkest of your emotions and try to relay positive affirmations. This is what the people are seeking and should prove to help your blog become a success.
Start a journey that will allow others to follow along and experience a joy vicariously through your words!
Best of luck,
Patrick