I honestly don't know where to start, so that's what I'm starting with. Nothing prolific, quotable, inspirational - just hopping back in.
BlogHer's NaBloPoMo signup email for January went out this week and, although I still don't feel like writing or know what to say on here, I know I'll regret letting this go any longer. No matter how much an artist loves their art, there are dry spells. Successful bloggers work through them at all costs. I admire that, very much, but this was never really a business enterprise. As much as I love writing and I really enjoy blogging, I never aspired to be the next Pioneer Woman or get on staff at HuffPo. While this keeps me from feeling like a complete and utter failure, I still don't want to let LostGirls fade away.
This started with me, but it was always meant to be a collaboration. And despite having all these people in my life who would probably love to have their voice heard on here, I haven't been making the effort. For god's sake, I haven't even asked. So the lack of my writing isn't the only problem I have to solve. I have to get other people involved again. I hope Meg and Mary, possibly even Seth, will want to stay involved, but I really want other voices on here, too. I have so many great conversations with people, especially people much younger than me, and I'd really like to share them with you. Not the conversations - the people. They have so much to say, but they're not necessarily going to sit down and create a blog to say it. So I guess my New Year's resolution will be to motivate myself and others to be a part of this site again.
I hope you'll bear with me here - when you've had writer's block and you've allowed it to stay a while, there is a period of time when the new writing ain't that great. Another resolution for me is to allow myself shorter pieces. This isn't Tumblr, so I don't feel like we should only have short posts. But I recognize that I need to mix it up a bit. And that not every post has to have a picture. If we manage to simplify without losing meaning, maybe we can get a post per day on here.
So here's to the short and sweet. And to New Year's resolutions that we actually intend to keep.
- Jess
BlogHer's NaBloPoMo signup email for January went out this week and, although I still don't feel like writing or know what to say on here, I know I'll regret letting this go any longer. No matter how much an artist loves their art, there are dry spells. Successful bloggers work through them at all costs. I admire that, very much, but this was never really a business enterprise. As much as I love writing and I really enjoy blogging, I never aspired to be the next Pioneer Woman or get on staff at HuffPo. While this keeps me from feeling like a complete and utter failure, I still don't want to let LostGirls fade away.
This started with me, but it was always meant to be a collaboration. And despite having all these people in my life who would probably love to have their voice heard on here, I haven't been making the effort. For god's sake, I haven't even asked. So the lack of my writing isn't the only problem I have to solve. I have to get other people involved again. I hope Meg and Mary, possibly even Seth, will want to stay involved, but I really want other voices on here, too. I have so many great conversations with people, especially people much younger than me, and I'd really like to share them with you. Not the conversations - the people. They have so much to say, but they're not necessarily going to sit down and create a blog to say it. So I guess my New Year's resolution will be to motivate myself and others to be a part of this site again.
I hope you'll bear with me here - when you've had writer's block and you've allowed it to stay a while, there is a period of time when the new writing ain't that great. Another resolution for me is to allow myself shorter pieces. This isn't Tumblr, so I don't feel like we should only have short posts. But I recognize that I need to mix it up a bit. And that not every post has to have a picture. If we manage to simplify without losing meaning, maybe we can get a post per day on here.
So here's to the short and sweet. And to New Year's resolutions that we actually intend to keep.
- Jess
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