Writing for myself

I've written, on and off, as a part of my job for a while now. What I haven't done is wrote about myself.

Maybe ten years from now the majority of society will be blogging on a personal level. Trillions of words in billions of posts by millions of users. No one will read much of that. Maybe it can be used to create a new form of energy? Wordergy. I think it's about time I got off my behind and added to this new eco-friendly energy source.

I'm writing for myself - that means writing stuff that I think is interesting. I'm also going to be honest. True to myself and my world.

I know that, if you want to make money, you should really write for an audience but I don't anticipate ever having much of an audience. If I did they'd be an audience (I hope) that would prefer to read something that was honest.

Maybe I'll draw a comic? I think I will. Won't be a moment. I'm no artiste.

It's not much of an effort. To be honest I don't anticipate doing it often, I felt like I was shoehorning myself into the style of a few of the more popular sites on the internet. I love them and love that child-friendly, mspaint style, but maybe that's not being honest to what a blog by me should be.

Do I want to be popular? Is that what I've just let slip, sub or super consciously by trying to emulate popular content?

Maybe I do. It'd be swell to make a living by writing alone (I bet Dorothy Chocolateface thought the same thing about her job tasting chocolate until she came to work hungover one day to see 2 kilograms of a new 'Salted Prawn' flavour chocolate stacked up on her gingerbread desk).

I've never sought fame or popularity. I think I just want a bit of personal online space so that future scientists can trace the life and tales of me.

It all boils down to mortality in the end doesn't it? Maybe I've stories to share before I die! Quick take these thoughts out of my skull before the organic matter within turns to mush.

I'm sure it's related so I'll add it in here: I'm taking part in nanorwrimo and it's great fun. I'm waaaay behind but I think the goal is to stop folks procrastinating (at least verbally) and to get them into a writing habit.

It kinda worked. Instead of chipping away at the 15,000 word deficit I've let engulf me, I'm meddling with a new blog.