I was going to write something today. Really I was.
Seeing as how I haven’t written anything in a few days I figured it was about time to start fumbling dancing my fingers over the keyboard, writing up another piece of brilliance for all to see. I thought that might be a good thing to do this afternoon.
But…
My first attempt had 3 typos in the first sentence out of 6 words total so I had to start again. Then an image I was attempting to crop and insert into the post wouldn’t cooperate even though I’ve been cropping and inserting images into my blog posts for longer than I can recall. So I gave that post a toss and tried another one. I figure if a particular post doesn’t want to get written then why should I force it?
So I worked my way through 4 paragraphs of yet another post when I realized that I couldn’t think of a title…
…any title…
…at all.
So after 5 minutes of trying T, T and T.O.T. I finally tossed that one as well. What good is a post without a title for crying out loud?
Three more attempts and 86 typos later I finally just gave the whole idea up for a loss. If my fingers and head aren’t going to join in this venture then there’s no reason to be trying to write in the first place. I kept thinking, why waste my time when time obviously doesn’t want to bother?
This bothered me though.
Lately, every time I’ve attempted to write a post about something rather than just jotting down whatever happens to pop into my wee skull at the time, I can’t do it. The thing is that I used to do it all the time. Things in the news, new gadgets, new software, fixes, tutorials, satire and such used to just pour forth without barely a thought about it. It was the most natural thing to do.
Now, when I read an interesting news article or come across a bit of “Hey, guess what’s coming in FooBar 3.0?”, it’s not just a matter of running into an advanced case of writer’s block but more like having the entire (1000 lb+) block dropped on my head altogether.
So instead of getting a rather insightful, thought provoking, comment generating post concerning a new gadget I read about today which brings invasion of privacy to a whole new level (except it might help Alzheimer’s patients a bit)…
…you get this post instead.
But at least this post has a title.
The only way I can write anything is to put it onto the keyboard as the thoughts form. Any sort of preplanning or premeditation and it just doesn’t work. Of course most of my readers will say it doesn’t work anyway, but that is another story.
I confess I do give a bit of thought to the title, but the pressure is off at that stage.
I don’t think you did too badly though?
.-= Grandad´s last ramble ..Ending it all =-.
Grandad – Sorry for the late reply. I was premeditating this comment.
I think what you think your readers say is more a figment of your imagination than anything else. You’re very good at “off the cuff” writing. I just get miffed on the fact that I used to be able to premeditate my writing with no problem. Or maybe I was just good at “making it up as I went along”? Hard to tell these days. Looking at articles of some of today’s “professional journalists” perhaps making it up as I go along is better way to go after all…
Hi Kirk,
Nice title.:-) Yes, writers block is something we all experience. And for me comes the added challenge that writing about real estate is a challenge to keep interesting. And I don’t do boring… I need to find a way to make a serious subject interesting and fun at the same time. (Quite a dilemma as you can imagine).
As for that gadget. Oh my… That really gave me goose bumps at the thought! I don’t know, but if I need one of those when I’m not capable of looking after myself, then I think supervised living might be a better alternative. You’re right, this thing does take invasion of privacy to a whole new level. Definitely not for me!
Denise – You mean that one of these gadgets wouldn’t be useful in the real estate business? You could perhaps drape one around the necks of your perspective sellers, make them wear it for a month as they ramble around their house. Then you could go through the pictures to make sure they’re not hiding bad plumbing or something?
Obviously I’m missing the true potential Kirk…:-)
.-= Denise Hamlin´s last ramble ..New Movies & Events in Iowa City & Coralville This Weekend =-.