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Warning: this is a humorous post. Not suitable for the faints of heart.
1. Have a great idea. An amazing idea. Most definitely the best idea in the history of ideas. This story will have it all; humour, emotion, highs and lows, a meaningful conclusion. It will really make people think. And FEEL. A Pulitzer is deffo on the cards.
2. Google it and find that essentially the same thing has already been written a ton of times before.
3. It doesn’t matter, you’re a different person, with a fresh perspective. Your take on it is going to be totally new and original.
4. Start writing with gusto. So many amazing thoughts that need to be captured and shared with the world as soon as possible.
5. After a rush of furious typing, you stop to do a word count of your masterpiece. Aaaannnnnddd, you’re not even halfway, and already you’ve used up all your best material.
6. Snack break.
7. Return from snack break. Stare blankly at the computer.
8. Type out a sentence then delete it.
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 an infinite number of times. Gain 5 kilos.
10. Give up. Copy and paste some crazy stories from a Reddit thread, give it a clickbaity headline (You won’t believe what 15 wild things these people did after one night stands….) and submit that instead.
11. Watch on in abject horror as your hack piece proceeds to get more likes and shares than any half-decent piece you’ve ever written.
Haha! Could totally relate to this one!
Haha that’s very true!
I relate to this so much :’)
Great article so relatable
Lol! I know the feeling. Or I feel like the posts I spent the most time on…the deep…personal…emotional post get crickets and the ones I write about my favorite things get crazy engagement!
?? it’s funnt because it’s so true. Scrolling through Pinterest and realizing you’re not as clever and original as you think lol
I can relate to this so much. It is so frustrating to write a 1,500 word piece die almost immediately and watch the 400-word gibberish get all the hits!
Looks like we have all found our tribe of misfit fools….. and I shall be your highest ranking.
Haha! That’s hilarious! Luckily I haven’t experienced this yet, but I know I will get there :):)
yall are goofy but honest, haha
I can so relate to it…
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So cute. So funny. So true. Soooooo tragic!
For me, I will have that great idea, be super-inspired, crank out a 1,ooo words easily, then go to bed…. Forget about it the next day. Weeks–or months!–later, I will “re-discover” it, but have no passion for it anymore and not feel like making the graphics or researching the links, etc., etc.
I was hoping that I would be able to “clear” some of these out for Blog-vember and finish them–as easy posts to keep up with that daily requirement–REMEMBER, we did 3 posts a day (video, podcast, and a blog post)–but I had more passion writing things from scratch and so I have about 14 half-done blog posts….. Urgh….
Thanks for a fun read!
Haha! This is so true!