{"id":166,"date":"2014-12-23T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T16:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevebriscoe.wordpress.com\/?p=166"},"modified":"2026-10-31T22:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:11:33","slug":"blogging-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justal.net\/loqui\/blogging-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogging – 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading a lesson plan on blogging today. I think I like blogging (not sure why) so if I plan to do this right I decided I needed to learn from the pros. I must admit I have lived my life with the philosophy of, \u201creading the manual is a sign of weakness<\/em>\u201d and more often than not the un-instructed result showed me the errors of that mind-set.<\/p>\n

Anyway, one of the exercises outlined in this training guide directed that I write for 20 minutes with no focus, just write. The rules outlined were:<\/p>\n

1 – Write with no focus<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 Don\u2019t cross out anything you wrote<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 Don\u2019t worry about grammar, spelling or punctuation<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 Lose control<\/p>\n

5 \u2013 Don\u2019t think<\/p>\n

6 \u2013 Don\u2019t get logical<\/p>\n

7 \u2013 Don\u2019t worry if something may be offense<\/p>\n

I reviewed these seven basic rules and came to the conclusion, \u201cThis is how I write now; I don\u2019t need to practice writing this way<\/em>.\u201d I was told to do this every day for a week\u2014seriously? Who has 20 minutes to spare during the day? I may have some spare time on occasion, but everyday\u2026 probably not. I guess that is kind of a lie. I could make time, but if I did that I would miss out on watching re-runs of Justified and NCIS.<\/p>\n

I was then told to post the gibberish I wrote. Like that\u2019s going to happen. If I immediately posted what I wrote the few followers I do have would drop my like an Ebola invested hamburger. As a rule I will write, then re-write 5 or 6 times before it gets posted and even then I\u2019ll get a quick post from my wife pointing out a mistake; usually a misspelled or ill-used word.<\/p>\n

The learning pamphlet provided some generic topics to write about. Ideas ranged from cooking to programming or things that happened today. My expertise in cooking does not go far beyond that which requires a toaster. If I want to get exotic with my cooking I pull out the Hot-Pockets and put them in the oven. Programming? We won\u2019t go there. My days are, for the most part, boring. I would not want to read the boring details of someone\u2019s life, so feel it only kind that I not bore others with mine.<\/p>\n

I write because it relieves stress. There are other methods to deal with stress but apparently shooting at people is against the law. I guess there is another reason. It is not like I want to go public with my thoughts. I consider myself a private person. But, if a person wanted to know who Steve Briscoe is they can get a good idea by reading what goes through my mind. Consider yourself fortunate that I do not write everything that goes through my mind\u2014it gets kinda weird in there sometimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was reading a lesson plan on blogging today. I think I like blogging (not sure why) so if I plan to do this right I decided I needed to learn from the pros. I must admit I have lived my life with the philosophy of, \u201creading the manual is a sign of weakness\u201d and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[22,26,29],"class_list":["post-166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-just-thoughts","tag-blogging","tag-commitment","tag-dedication"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t