Stress Over Posting

Here's a question, what do you write about when you have nothing to say and no topic in mind? You ponder, and stress, and stress some more, and then you give up and write a post about it!

Being the newcomer to the WME team, with little to no blogging experience prior to my arrival I might add, I have been uncomfortable knowing that the day was approaching where it was my turn to write a post in this blog.

Being a college student I am quite familiar with writing when I have to. The difference between this task and writing a college paper is that college determines the topic rather than allowing me the freedom to write whatever I please. I have been programmed to write only what is required using at least 1000 words or more, the equivalent of four pages double spaced, with one inch margins on each side. This I can pull off in no time at all. When asked to write a simple post on this blog, however, I found that it took me weeks to create just a few sentences.

So this is my post - showing the frustration and anxieties that go into writing something for the first time - something that other people may actually read. Especially when you are working in an environment surrounded by talented authors! This group of individuals has published books as well as managing their own blogs - that they write in daily. A little intimidating, you may agree?

So here is my challenge-can I impress my boss and colleagues with my somewhat mediocre to hopefully potentially fabulous writing ability? Any advice out there?

Comments

[Janet Anderton]

Hi Carla:

I just read a post on *Goal Free Living* about this very topic! Find the blog post at http://www.goalfree.com/. Scroll down the page and you'll see the title--I think it's something like *Goal Free Blogging.*

HTH!

Janet