So, if I make it through NaBloPoMo it will be by the skin of my teeth. We will see.
I’ve found this years NaBloPoMo very different from last years. Last year I surprised myself by being able to come up with a post everyday with almost no difficulty. Some days were a bit of a struggle, but for the most part, it was no big deal. I hadn’t been blogging all that long and I found NaBloPoMo really helped to build my skill and my readership.
This year I set the bar high. I wanted to post everyday and comment (like three times) everyday too. I have totally failed on the commenting front. All good intentions aside, I just haven’t done what I wanted to do. I just haven’t had time or brain power. When it comes to writing, I haven’t taken on some of the big topics in my drafts folder and I’ve really struggled to think of something to write each day.
At this point on running on pure stubbornness. Pure stubbornness.
I’m going to finish. But just barely.
But I’m not sure I will do it again next year. I think my challenge last year was to just practice writing and just publish. What I need to do now is take the time to really write well. I need to think through my topics, how I want to say them and how to present them. A post a day just doesn’t allow for that.
It’s a challenge. And I love the trill of meeting a challenge. But the challenge has to be the right challenge.
I used to just sit down, write in less then 20 minutes, and hit publish. My goal for the next year of blogging is to not do that. To slow down, think it through and really try and put out some of my best writing.