Sunday, October 21, 2012

Direct Orders: Write a Blog Post

Write a post like you just got 20 comments on the last one.
Write a post like you just got off someone else's blog and they had you posted as one of their favorites, like their "quote of the week" is by you.
Write a post like like you can't breath and this post will be the last words you get to give to the world.
Write a post like you just fell in love and you can't seem to get any words out of your mouth that aren't poetic.

Write a post like you're a celebrity and therefore everything you say is considered genius.
Write a post like everything you say is completely original.
Write a post like you've got into the Writers Paris Hall of Fame three weeks in a row, like Nelson just used your writing journal as a good example on the board, like he just left a post-it note that says "extremely creative" on one of your extra 5.
Write a post like you haven't taken your eyes off the computer screen since your mom brought you a turkey sandwich for dinner 11 hours ago.

Write a post like your only desire in life is to inspire tourists to start writing for real.
Write a post like you are the last person on earth and the only way to keep yourself sane is to write.
Write a post like you're actually confident people will like it.
Write a post like you're stranded on an island with nothing but a laptop and 3% battery life.
Write a post like your hands are taped to the keyboard, like there's a gun to your head and the second you stop typing the trigger gets pulled.
Write a post like there's no grade attached.
Write a post like you've been writing drafts and notes and ideas for posts all week long and its time to submit the final draft.

Write a post like it means something, cause it does.

2 comments:

  1. Write a post like you're stranded on an island with nothing but a laptop and 3% battery life.
    Write a post like your hands are taped to the keyboard, like there's a gun to your head and the second you stop typing the trigger gets pulled.
    Write a post like there's no grade attached.

    Favorite part. This was amazing. I wish people actually took pride in their posts. It seems like very few people (you, me, ann, gene, ect) are proud of what they post.

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  2. "Write a post like it means something, cause it does." Awesome closing line! I like your bluntness on your blog. It feels real.

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