It seems odd for me to write a blog post about writing blog posts. On the surface it goes against some base principles of mine about not making the process of something bigger than the end result of said process. I feel like after I post this I should go verbally flog myself on another blog somewhere in penance.

The truth is, though, that I’ve been quite uninspired of late with blogging specifically and writing in general, going on several months now. I’d even go so far as to say I reached a point of hating writing and dreading the presentation of a unblemished, white screen with a blinking cursor.

Burnout? Perhaps. Boredom? Much more likely. Overwhelmed? Absolutely. Inferiority complex? Most definitely.

I’m no new media superhero, and I really don’t have any aspirations of being one. Such labels only bring on more baggage and responsibilities that I have no interest in lugging around. That being said, though, I realize that when people I’ve come to know, respect, and care about are battling things such as cancer, it sure puts my stupid little mental blocks on writing in perspective in a damn hurry. It also pretty much eviscerates any excuse I have for not writing and not writing more than I have.

I also understand, while I enjoy Twitter, some of the things I want to say just won’t fit into 140 characters without making me a tweet-spammer. Twitter also lacks a permanency that I would have if it were posted here.

I’m not going to set myself up for a failure by saying “I will post X posts per week” or other such silliness you might get from a “new media professional”, but I do need to write more, and I will do that by finding and holding the drive to write more often than once a month. Thankfully I have some behind-the-scenes motivation on this that will help in this regard. The rest I’ll just have to take as it comes.

To those still subscribed or still reading despite my irregular post schedule and pixelated melancholy, you have my sincere thanks. Your continued support will make this adventure quite a bit more tolerable.

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