I set myself a few goals regarding blogging after I got back on my feet. One of those was that I wanted to write more, and to write intelligently about topics that I find interesting, such as the uses of technology and science fiction. So far I’ve almost been keeping to a schedule.
What really slows me down, however, are compliments.
Weirdly, if somebody says that they enjoyed something I wrote, then I get a sort of blockage that takes a few days to pass. Actually it’s not a blockage, but more a written version of diarrhea where I try and use all my fanciest words at once. I have some sort of internal editor that runs along the same aesthetics as Henry Rollins, so the combination of trying to write like a man holding a quill whilst thinking like a DC punk causes me some problems.
I regard fancy words (or ‘long words’, as some people refer to them) to be used as a weapon of last resort OR a shortcut across academic terrain. Seeing as I’m in the process of completing a Masters of Research (now on hiatus for obvious reasons), and with my stated aim of talking about technology and scifi, I figure I’m allowed to use a few of the longer words in my vocabulary.
The trick will be in making it not dull…
Great post! (Just kidding)