Blog Rules
Blog rules:
The blog is unapologetically about my life. I write about my life. I don’t write about other people’s lives. I write about me. I write about how things affect me. So what does this mean? I don’t write about the NHL, I write about my hockey. I don’t write about international politics, I write about my politics. I don’t write about the economy, I write about my money. I don’t write about what’s wrong with the world, I write about what’s wrong with me. At its best it’s refreshing and honest and real. At worst it’s egotistical, self involved, and mildly narcissistic. I’m OK with all of that. It’s just a fucking blog.
Grammar and spelling and proper writing is not important. It’s just a fucking blog.
Blog posts are not supposed to be filtered, well thought out, finished pieces of writing. The book that comes from the blog posts will be all of those. The blog is quick and messy and unfiltered. The blog is the practice court. The book is the main show.
I don’t have to share every post publicly. Some posts will be shared (on social media or via email blast), some will not. It depends what I feel like.
Don’t sit on posts. Write it and post it. If I want to delete the post later, delete the post later. Don’t hold it back. Push it out.
No post is ever finished. Published posts can be revised, rewritten, or removed later on if I feel like it.
Practice posting writing I don’t think is very good. Develop the muscle that says this writing is mediocre but I’m still going to post it because it’s just writing. It’s not me.
My writing and my thoughts are not me. My writing and my thoughts are about me, but they’re not me. Check in on this difference every now and then.
Speak up when I feel like it. There’s no pressure to say anything. Don’t post on a schedule. Post every now and then.
For more thoughts on my Blog Rules, see the post Blog Rules Explained.
