Baby Steps

is for Beginnings.

I’m new at this blogging thing. The very idea of putting myself out there, of actually publishing something for others to scrutinize, terrifies me. Yes, I’ve always dreamed of seeing my words in print someday, but I also assumed that day would be far in the future. You see, I have a problem.  I’m a writer who suffers from dwelling in procrastination because I insist on perfection before anyone should read the gibberish I’ve managed to scribble down. Those nasty voices inside my head just won’t let go. Listening to their screeches in the background, I freeze; I block, and I stare at a blank screen. I grow tired of this fight and have decided to do something about it. The A – to – Z Challenge seems like the perfect opportunity to defeat this monster. So world, here I am!

As I am an amateur in the blogging world, it is taking me awhile to find my way around things. I don’t really understand how links work, what all that CSS/HTML coding stuff is or why my post won’t show up when an e-mail subscriber clicks on the ‘read more’ link. Setting up was fun I guess. It only took me hours of playing around with themes before I settled on one, let alone getting to the actual writing part. Social media and technology has far too many distractions for the ‘should be’ writer.

As I’ve discovered, simply from playing and doing, things will get easier with practice. For example, words and ideas begin to come easier as I let them flow free without worry, and just write. I click on a few buttons in the menus and nearly everything is automatically set up. I continue typing one word at a time, like baby steps, until my story is finished. I check the preview,  and satisfied, breathe a sigh of relief. Done. Published! 😀

I would appreciate any hints or tips you have about blogging in the comments. Thank you.

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