I can't even tell you how often I open Blogger and then stare at the empty blog post editor. All day long things happen and I think 'I should blog about that' and then I come here and have like writers block or something. I really want to be a blogger but so many things are stopping me. The biggest thing is probably self esteem about my writing, I'll be the first to admit, It ain't that great. That's one of the main reasons I wanted to do this though... so I can become a better writer. Another thing that stops me is that I feel like every topic has been covered by other bloggers, I feel like I can't bring anything new to the table. But I know that's not true, I am reading too many blogs, lol, that's why I feel like it's all already been said. I have tons of original things to say! Does anyone else feel this way?
I will try harder!
Are you reading my mind? I almost wrote this post this morning.
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you. All of it. And then when I feel like I have a good idea and I'm all excited about getting it on the blog - something happens and I'm delayed or distracted (usually delayed by distraction), and by the time I get around to it, it's not so awesome... whatever I had, I lost, and it comes out - just not the way I thought. Or life gets in the way and I think "maybe I should just give up, I obviously suck!"
I tend to blame it on my ADD and the fact that I have no control over my time.
I'm glad you posted this. I'm glad to know I'm not alone :) I'm not glad to know you're out there kicking yourself the way I do, but it does make me feel better that I'm not the only one. I'm going to try harder, too!
I've thought a lot about why I blog. I often worry about running out of things to say. Here are some of my ruminations of the "Why Blog" question: http://daisybrain.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/why-blog/
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