Notes on a Full Week of Writing
I successfully concluded a week of consecutive posting yesterday. In the space of a week I’ve managed to debut a new series on books, marvel at the art of sports writing, lament the limitations of e-books (or the joy of paper books, if you are a “half the book left” kind of person), provide yet another example of my flawed memory, philosophize on the theory and the practice of writing a blog, and rediscover Tindallgrams. All told, I posted 6,600 words. Since I do write ahead a bit, I managed to write about 8,000 words worth of posts this week. I feel better because of it.
I’ve gone through all kinds of streaks here over the years, from writing every day for years on end, to last year, when I wrote 16 posts all year. I needed to write every day to get back into the game, but this time, I’m giving myself the option of taking Saturdays off. Not that I won’t post on Saturdays or won’t write on Saturdays, but streaks can weigh on me, and I think it is useful to know that there is at least one day I shouldn’t feel obligated to post something. Saturday is for not writing, or not posting, or posting silly stuff off the cuff. Or not posting. Or for general notes and announcements.
I made the inaugural post of my new series, Shelf-Life, last Saturday, and considering my wanting the option to have Saturdays free, I’m shifting the schedule to Sundays. Don’t worry, the second episode of “Shelf-Life” is already written and scheduled. These posts will come out on Sunday going forward.
And speaking of Shelf-Life, I put together a page to list all the episodes in one place. You can find it here, or by using the Blog Series menu above and selecting Shelf-Life.
Okay, I’m done. Enjoy the weekend. And don’t forget to check out Episode 2 of Shelf-Life tomorrow. I think I picked a good one.
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