I've spent the last few days writing a post.
I've cut, copied, and pasted. I've added new lines and deleted others. I've edited the damn thing so much that I don't even know what it says anymore.
So.
I think I need to just delete it.
Sometimes what sounds so eloquent and insightful in my mind just doesn't translate into text. The meaning gets lost, or I get carried away on a tangent and lose my focus.
Then I try to read my words through your eyes...all of you who read my words. Some of you I know, and I know you'll get where I'm coming from. Some of you I don't know, and I don't know if you'll understand me. I over analyze my written words; does this sound too self absorbed? Does this make me sound like a snob? Does my sarcasm translate well or do I sound like a bitch?
I have to constantly remind myself this blog is about me. It's supposed to be self-absorbed. Really. It's not about you.
But sometimes the things I most want to write about are the things I'm most afraid of hearing your reactions to.
Blogging. It ain't always easy, my friends.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
The Blogger's Dilemma
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I went through this last week. I just hit delete. I was too afraid that my thoughts would be misunderstood. Sometimes it's just better that way.
Sometimes, though, the ones that are the hardest to write are the most worthwhile. Just sayin'.
I've been there. Plenty of times I start out with one idea and then it leads to something else entirely. Sometimes this can be good, though. Or I think someone else who doesn't live my life won't quite understand where I'm coming from so maybe I shouldn't write that, either.
that happens to me quite often; the idea in my head just doesn't translate well on the screen, or I don't get to the computer in time to catch the initial thought & then I'm scrambling to get to that perfect place with the idea, but it's lost.
I have so many "drafts" in my post manager. Ah well.
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