Victoria asked about the creative process of writing, specifically writing blog posts, so here we go.
Part of me wants to say that I plan out all my posts, or at least that I want to plan out all my posts, but it's simply not the truth. Because of various link-ups and habits of posting, I know generally what I'm going to post on Tuesdays {NAS}, Wednesdays {Finish This}, and Fridays {7QT + Funny Friday}, but those are all link-ups/themed; they don't feel as natural as other posts.
For most posts, I'll be thinking about something that happened or a particular subject, and I'll think I should write a blog post about it. So the next time I can, I blog about it. Usually it's the same day I'm thinking about it, because I do forget my own thoughts. Anybody else do that? Anybody??
There are some topics I write about just to get out of my head, but I won't click publish. Sometimes there's polishing to be done; sometimes it's too private to share; sometimes I need to distance myself from whatever I wrote about. Some posts are going to stay in drafts forever, and that's ok. This blog {and writing} are for my process with life, and not everybody needs to know about everything.
One of the things I struggle with when deciding whether or not to hit the big scary PUBLISH button is comparison. I know, shocking that this struggle in life has seeped into blogging. But it's a really tangible battle when I write, especially when responding to a prompt, because the temptation to read others' answers before, or worse, after writing my own response is strong.
But I've decided that I have my own voice and my own thoughts, and people read this blog for this voice and these thoughts, and if they don't like it, they can
Well, that really isn't about how I write blog posts, but it is about my process, so there ya go. Thanks for starting the conversation, Victoria!