Just Write

I've been "blocked" for a couple of days now. Nothing has really come to mind to write about. I've started a couple of topics and then put them on the back burner. Even writing this is proving to be torturous. So as an experiment I've decided to write about writing. My college American Literature professor would be proud. He encouraged me to write every day. About anything and everything. Just write. It's not easy. I had coffee with a real journalist and she asked me how I do it. She wants to start a blog, but as a professional she understands how difficult it is to "just write." I told her it gets easier with time. Just like my Lit professor said it would. My early posts on this blog are horrendous. Coupled with the fact they took me hours to write. I stuck with it though. Soon my writing loosened up, ideas began to flow more easily, and I found with a good topic I could knock a post out in under fifteen minutes. With the exception of today's blathering, I usually spend more time looking for jpegs or thinking of a title than I do actually writing. The blogosphere is full of failed attempts. If you could tally the number of blogs with less than ten posts that have gone dormant the number would be staggering. Politicians are especially bad. Howard Dean's early success with the blogosphere encouraged many aspiring politicos, including myself, to try their hand at blogging. Most of those blogs seem to degenerate into a repository of press releases. Others just go dormant. Some make you wish that person would have their blogger credentials yanked. I have been very fortunate to have this venue to express my views. Fellow bloggers like Tony's Kansas City, Gone Mild, My World as I Shot It and BlogKC have thrown me links and given advice. The traffic on this blog continues to grow. I have no idea what the next three months will bring as the election draws close but I certainly have enjoyed the ride. Thanks for reading!