“Post #11″ leads the procession of the unfinished blog entries. It wanted to tell everyone how I long to finally learn from my mistakes and find stability and joy.
“The Devil Wears Prada” was to be my comparison of my life with that of the main character of the book with the same title by Lauren Weisberger. I remember reading the book and both hating and empathizing with Andie. I even used the word “parallax.” And of course, I adore Anne Hathaway.
And let me summarize “For Three Days Only”
4 events. No turkey consumed. No stuffing consumed. Yes, it was just another Thanksgiving(s).
You so would have wanted to read that, right? What’s more engaging than a vegan, angst filled holiday?
These are three of approximately 50 posts that sit unfinished, unpublished, and unshared.
Like the Army, I want every post to be all it can be. Each post has tremendous potential for being all the things a good blog post should be: funny, insightful, entertaining, long-winded (oh wait), engaging, and true. Admittedly, I get caught up in trying to achieve perfection with each post and most fall short. I set out with a specific thought in my mind and often times that thought morphs as I begin typing. It might fall flat in one paragraph (or less!), my perspective might change simply by thinking through the idea, or I may not know where I want the post to go. I could also just be lazy.
I have a lot to say but I want it to read in a pretty fashion that follows the rules of writing- with only minor style touches (you have to learn the rules before you can break them.) I cringe when I notice I’ve started most of my sentences with “I” or repeated words, phrases, or syntax.
Posts must evoke emotion and flow. So, I sometimes struggle to post. Rarely do I just sit down, write, and post. Most posts sit for one day to a week–if they don’t get posted within a week, they are likely to end up in the post purgatory known as “saved drafts.”
Even this post has taken a couple days to complete. One section was actually stolen from another abandoned post.
My goal is now to post daily. I’ve a knack for thinking of topics or lovely sentences, but I do seem to have trouble with discipline. I now implore my audience to submit topics– pretend you are a writing teacher. What assignments would you give me?
I want to see the napping one!! Nay, I demand it!!