On Writing.

I’ve made a commitment to write more this year and have spent some time thinking about WHAT I will be writing. Even some time on WHY I will be writing ( and whom for).

But today I was pondering HOW I want to write.

Here’s my first stab at it. 🔪

Game Recognize Game

I should always show my work and point to influences or sources. Don’t pretend I came up with an idea if I didn’t.

I really dislike it when people make a post / article / video about something they read or heard somewhere and then don’t give any attribution. It seems scammy and slimy.

Include Data wherever I can

I don’t like straight up opinion pieces. I want something concrete to help me believe it. That doesn’t mean no opinions or theories, but where I have opinions, these should be explicitly expressed for what they are - my wild ass guesses based on the limited knowledge and experience I have.

Show, don’t tell

I will try to find images to back up points being made. Video can work too (and often even better).

Sense paragraphs can be hard to parse.

I’m realizing as I write this, that this post has no images…

No trends, fashion or bandwagon jumping.

TikTok can do its thing over there. Chasing the new shiny is not for me or why I want to write.

Be timeless

I think it would be cool to see how far back I can go to find an old idea that is still relevant now.

10 years is cool. 100 years is awesome. When I do find something, I should try to give recent context and examples to support these times ideas.

Give away secrets

It doesn’t matter if anyone knows how I do stuff. I’m not that important. The point is to spread knowledge, not hoard it.

Write like I talk.

Nuf said

Ok. That’s what I have for now.

I’ll probably come back to this post over time to update it as I give this more thought. It should be an interesting living document.

Lester.

#writing