Hey! So…it’s been a moment since I published anything at all, and as such, I wanted to check in, to let you know where I am at, what to expect for the next few weeks, and what it all means, if anything. Usually, the first half of the year is quieter for the blog anyway, but by May/June, I’ve often started warming up in earnest, as it were. And, quite frankly, that’s unlikely to be the case this year. I’m anticipating that this will be my quietest year in a while — at least, for a couple more months. But…
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I’ve always been fond of “significant” numbers, of milestones and notable figures. I suspect I like them less for any actual achievement that they represent (after all, technically speaking reaching 101 of something is more of an achievement than 100, and yet the latter is disproportionately lauded!) and more for their large round numberiness, but the effect is the same either way. I like a milestone. For more than a few blog pages, 50 posts wouldn’t necessarily feel like a milestone – that’s just a post a week for a year, with Christmas and Easter off into the bargain. But…
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Anyone who has ever tried to write has likely encountered “blank page syndrome”. The fear, the paralysing uncertainty that accompanies setting that single and dreadful initial word on a page. The first word is always the most time consuming, whether it’s a work email, a poem, a novel, or yes, even that noblest form of the written word – a blog post. There is a wealth of advice online and in self-help books concerning this phenomenon, and how to best it, ranging from the maddeningly simple – “Just write something, and the rest will follow” – to the still simple,…
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