Do you ever jot down an article, story or blog idea and then can’t figure out why?
I’m a great note-taker. If an idea comes to me while I’m involved with a client or in another project, I write that idea down. I typically hope to use it in my blog or, perhaps, as a base for an article. But often, when I take another look at my note later, it means nothing to me.
It’s not like that Seinfeld episode where Jerry wakes up in the night, jots an idea for a joke down on a pad next to his bed and then can’t read his writing in the morning. I can read the writing. I just can’t figure out why I wrote it.
Do other writers do this? Here are a couple of recent notes I’ve made and ended up tossing: “Go back to roots of writing.†What does this mean? What did I have in mind when I wrote this? I don’t know. Here’s one—“Ignorance can be an asset.†How about this one—“Writing in the dungeon.†What was I going to do with that idea?
Since my blog idea didn’t pan out for today and since my mind is on laundry and packing for our trip AND since the weather is much too pretty to sit inside at the computer, I’m going to let myself off easy today. Since this entry lacks substance, let me suggest that you go back—way back—into my blog archives and enjoy some of my former blog entries.
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