Growing Pains
Posted on | July 6, 2009 | No Comments
It’s been a little over a month since I started OM. I’m glad I decided to start writing in my own space, but to be honest, I’m still not sure if I’ve found my groove.
When I first started, I was a little afraid that I wouldn’t have things to write about, that I’d be scrambling each week to figure out what to say. For the most part, I’ve been able to keep up a fairly regular schedule of posts, writing about things that I find interesting or relevant. But I’m always wary of coping some other blogger’s ideas.
I read a lot of blogs and I do get inspired sometimes by what other people write. But I don’t want to rehash what’s already been written or take someone else’s ideas. In school, I was terrible at writing fiction because every time I started a story, I’d end up rewriting a favorite movie or book. And a lot of times, I get put off from writing about a certain subject because I think that someone else has done a better job of saying what I would say too.
Blogging takes time and, of course, I don’t expect miracles overnight. But I’m still working on figuring out my own voice and my own style. It’s growing pains and I know it’s a part of writing regularly, of figuring out what I want to say.
Of course, I’m not the best judge of my own work. Only someone else can give me a honest review. So – how am I doing?
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