These NaBloPoMo posts have been difficult for me.
Originally, I had a plan for daily posts….or at least a general idea of daily topics. But then, I didn’t write them down. I’ve been waiting until late at night to post, in the hopes that inspiration would strike and creativity would pour forth from my mind down into my fingertips. Meaningful, thoughtful words would tap out with each key stroke and I’d keep you entertained, enlightened, an enthralled. While the latter might be true, the former is certainly not. Inspiration turns to desperation at the last hour of the each day. I scramble for something to write, I pray that our shoddy-as-of-late internet connection will last just long enough for me to string together some coherent sentences, and hope that I am not so completely boring as to put y’all to sleep.
And then a voice tells me that I think and worry about this too much. Voice? A little voice in my mind? A little devilish mini-me sitting on my shoulder prodding at my blogging insecurities telling me I’m not smart enough, creative enough, interesting enough? No. That voice would be Thom’s. Ha.
So, maybe I do take this too seriously; maybe I take myself too seriously at times…but I want you to like me….really like me.
It just occurred to me that I titled this post “I’m Feelin’ Lucky.” I wonder. To those of you who write blogs: do you title your post before or after you’ve written the actual post? I’ve gotten in the habit of doing it before with the intention of writing about the title topic…but somehow the post always turns out differently then originally intended {meaning the two seconds it took for my fingers to find the home keys on the keyboard as I sat down to conjure up a post}.
I have been feeling lucky lately. I’ve won a few blog giveaways and this morning, on the way to work, I won a phone-in, caller #9 contest from a Little Rock radio station for Dazzle Days tickets {which I’ve wanted to but never have attended}.
With any luck, you’ve made it to the end of this diatribe, in tact, awake, and still liking me. Congrats…and thanks, too!
haha, the nablopomo is killing mee! i thought I'd have so much to write about but then I sit down to write and I'm at a loss!
I used to choose my titles before my post, but now I figure them out after I'm finished since I tend to ramble.
How lucky are you?! I haven't won anything in years!
Well, if you ever have a over abundance of creativity, please funnel some my way.
You are lucky. I've never won any of those giveaways.
I always write my titles before I begin the blog. I don't know why, since most people write the title of their books once the book is written. I guess I feel the same way you do: pick a topic and attempt to write about it. Unfortunately sometimes I feel strangled by the title.
Dazzle Days…I went once. I think I spent about 30 minutes. I hope you like it though.