Instead, I came up with a short list of (realistic) Goals for Blogging in 2012:
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1. Write frequently and honestly. Be more open and less self-censoring. I cannot even tell you how long I sat on posts because they weren't "perfect" enough to publish. Or how many times I re-read something from my own archives and thought who wrote that? I would love to continue posting two or three times a week; I think that is reasonable for my current season of parenting.
2. Engage actively and positively in the writing/blogging community. Encourage other bloggers with thoughtful comments, links, tags, shares. Remember we are all here to learn from each other; criticizing and harsh words have no place. In other words, I'm going to be supportive and nice.
3. Re-evaluate often. This is usually where all my best laid plans fail. I am beyond awful at objectively assessing what is working and what is not. I need to make a conscious effort to do this routinely, and through an honest lens.
I hope you have enjoyed what you have read so far on this blog and will continue to follow my journey in 2012.
Thanks for reading and have a blessed day.
I do the same thing as far as sitting on less-than-perfect posts. It's something I'm trying to work on too!!
ReplyDeleteI have some drafts that have been around for so long it's downright embarrassing. I think it's time to let go.
ReplyDeleteI reckon anyone who blogs more than once a week is a genius. My aim is 'at least once a week' (I started out hoping for 3 per week) and I've found that much more balanced.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about self-censorship- don't be too hard on yourself, the whole point is to be yourself- but at the same time there's a lot to be said for thorough editing and proofreading.
Totally with you on the editing/proofreading. I worked as a copyeditor for 8 years. I'm borderline neurotic when it comes to typos and poor grammar. Okay, forget the "borderline" part.
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