🔗 You’re a Blogger, Not an Essayist — bjhess.com

You don’t need to labor over your posts. You don’t need to have perfect grammar or spelling. You don’t need to leave a post in draft for seven months, pouring over research. (Though you can if you want!) You don’t really need to have an idea.

Just write. Then share.

I feel seen.

Also this:

You don’t have to be an essayist. (Though you can be one if you want!) Don’t let those essayists discourage you from blogging.

Just write. Just blog.

@jarrod the best advice I was given a long time ago: write for yourself. if you want, share it with the world. but do it for -you-.

@jarrod why would you personally attack me like this on a Wednesday afternoon?

@mako @jarrod My website has entirely become “publish this for yourself so it doesn’t get lost in the ether”

@cutts Just seemed like the right thing at the right time. 😝