Absolutely, some of the most interesting blogs I have read are just quick updates from people with those perfect little slices of life.

Couldn’t agree with you more, Danny. I’ve had a few people approach me about starting a blog and invariably there comes that remark about a fear of not ‘getting it just right’. I think whether you’re starting to blog or have been for awhile, it’s important to remember that writing is like a muscle – the more you use it, the stronger it gets and tasks that felt herculean soon seem effortless.

Besides, it’s the imperfections that give a blog its character and unique voice. And in this every growing blogosphere, that’s an incredibly important feature to have.

Danny, You’re on a roll here. Like Arik my goal is to blog more often this year. One way is to type, review once and publish without sweating every quote or link. The more I write, the more inspiration I find in every little thing and if not better, it’s somehow getting easier.
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“Your readers want your voice, not fabricated perfection.”

That’s just awesome, Danny. Perfectly said!
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Glad to read this post. Well said.It is our imperfections that make it all real. Say it in your own voice.
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I just found myself taking a deep breath and letting it out. Why? Because this post is permission, from someone I respect, to be imperfect.

And that makes me breathe better.

Thanks Danny.

hehe, yeah, absolutely right you are!
I will be prolific this year – finding ones voice and plowing ahead is the best way to improve after all.
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I kindly disagree with you. I’m a writer. A serious writer who writes comedy. Comedy is one of the most difficult things to write. Especially if dealing with a serious issue. If a person does it well, then the work behind it appears effortless. Still serious, but easier to digest.
I say ‘appears’ because it takes focus and care to ‘appear’ effortless.

I have worked with many writers over the years as their editor. The ones who turned in rough and raw, caused me the most headache as I painstakingly combed their pieces to make sure it connected and it rarely did. They often used the wrong words, causing confusion. They often left out sentences to backup the points they set out to make. The ‘unknown’ editor steps in and helps them along. That is the editor’s job, but in my opinion it should be the writer’s job.

Bloggers don’t have editors. And it’s often quite obvious.

If a writer disregards the editing process that writer is more than likely a sloppy one. Editing does not mean ‘censoring’ your words, editing means tightening up what you’ve written and cutting out the excess that doesn’t further the piece or add to it in anyway.

There is no reason to have a 1000 word blog ‘IF’ you can actually make your point in 500 or less. Brevity is golden. And it’s more likely to be read by more people if it’s short, concise.

Adding flourish is fine, it’s lovely and some are great at it, others are not. That of course is the same in every art form.

There is no such thing as ‘perfection’ however some people have high standards for their own creations and those standards are first and foremost to please ‘themselves’ before presenting something to the public with their name on it.

The best writers are considered the best because they have created a ‘structure’ to play in and creating that structure actually gives them more freedom to break down the walls they themselves created. Starting out amorphously isn’t how everyone works. Even Bukowski, who appears to just whip it out, had a ‘structure’ and it’s the same with every novelist I’ve enjoyed in my life. The ‘structure’ is rarely noticed by a typical reader (a.k.a. a non-writer reading the work.) And that’s how it should be.

Most of the ‘raw’ words I read via blogs are navel gazing rants. Train wrecks. People love those but don’t respect them. Is a writer seeking respect? Pretty much everyone would like respect for their art, yes.

RAW? Many do envy that someone will put themselves out there and spill the beans on things they hope to never hear in person, sure. Some folks wish they could be so ‘open’ … but we need to define ‘open’ I doubt my definition of ‘open’ is the same as others definition of it.

I recently guested for you.
Had I wanted to throw out a malicious rant judging the masses for behaviors that I too sometimes exhibit, sure I could have done that. But I chose after the first draft to instead do something entirely different. I’m happy with my choice. I was able to make the same point but in a more accessible way using rhetoric and misdirection. Whatever labor involved is behind the scenes. I may make a joke about it, exaggerate the labor, but if I do it’s only for “affect”…typically if I do it’s my brand of self deprecating humor.

Regardless, after a work is done it sits there up for interpretation and there is nothing one can do about how another reader will take in the finished words. Except that the writer can try to actually convey them, lay them out lucidly before hitting ‘submit’.

This comment is 783 words. And it is raw. And it has my name on it. I won’t rework it even though I know I’ve missed a few points or reiterated some more than necessary, plus I could probably chop it down a great deal. Would I post this on my own blog ‘raw,’ absolutely not. Why? Because I write comedy and none of this is funny. See how easy it is to be serious? Great, but the world is already too serious in an unfunny way. That’s why we need goofballs like me and the others who prefer to turn life’s grueling day to day into humor. And Danny, that takes hard work to do. I’m glad people enjoy what I do, but not as many would if I did it ‘raw’ and frankly I write to be ‘read,’ and out of respect to my readers, I cook my raw and I’m glad I do.
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I try to sensor my posts about as carefully as I sensor my casual conversations with people. Our minds are amazing.. set them free… Fagaddsake, just say what’s on your mind! Thanks!

Some of tips is true. Thanks