blogclog

I've got lots of stuff backing up in my head, with things to write about and thoughts I've had whilst on holiday. I've even got a long entry on Venice to finally finish and several books to write about. Yet everything feels stuck in my head and going stale.
Euan links to an article about writing your blog, it is not a technical thing you learn, to improve you need to experience so that you have something to write about.
Peter Lindberg writes perfectly about my feeling, holding on to the ideas that you want to blog makes them ferment. Blogging is like breathing, if you hold your breath it isn't good for you. He follows up with a note on Chris Pirillo about not forcing it, if there is nothing to write about then don't. I think I agree, if I have nothing to say then I usually leave it or read something, I need some stimulus to have a reaction to. Though if I don't post for a while, like having come back from holiday it can take a while to get back into it. Hence I was back on late Thursday and only now am getting back into the swing of it.
Making time to write is something that many authors say is important, you need to get into the habit of it. I don't want to create a linklog, I want to actually have some of my own content on here, mainly to satisfy myself and track what I'm reading or thinking or doing. Today marks four months of my blog being public to the world and I think it might be taking its first steps and looking forward to being one.