Real Words

Ever since launching this personal writing blog, I have struggled with how to define it. I have tried keeping to a schedule of writing certain columns that I felt really passionate about (such as the green creativity column which I continue to think is a highly important and interesting topic). I have tried writing about the work that I am doing. I have tried providing resources and other things that I believe are of interest to people reading writing blogs today.

And it hasn’t worked.

For months, I have asked myself why. And the conclusion that I have come to is that I haven’t really been honest with my words in this blog. I said that it would be “real words from a real writer” but then instead I tried to fit those words into the boxes that I thought they belonged in. I tried to write like a blogger or write like a web writer, discussing topics like SEO.

There’s nothing wrong with those types of blogs. I love blogs about writing and blogging and web writing. I think that they are important and interesting and informative. But this blog hasn’t consistently been any of those things and I think that the reason is because I’ve spent too much mental energy trying to make the blog natural instead of just letting the words flow.

For those of you who know me and my work, there is a big shift happening for me right now. I am moving away from working on the blogs of other people and trying to follow my own passions and interests a little bit more. I am trying to get away from just being a web writer and really trying to explore truth through words. And not even just through words but also through art and dance and other types of creativity.

What I hope is that this blog will become more honest and that the words here really will be real words because I am a real writer and I think there is value in that voice.

Question of the Day: How do we write honestly when we are also writing publicly and commercially?