Last
year I managed to put up 22 posts for the entire year. When I math it out, that comes out to about
1.8 posts per month. So far this year,
not counting this one, I managed to get 4 posts in January already and I have 5
more posts already typed and edited (so keep an eye out for upcoming posts like Mexican Bathroom and Text Anxiety!).
I’m going to hold off on posting those for a bit so that I can space
them out appropriately because I am completely terrified that this creative
streak I’ve hit will dry up at any moment and I won’t have any back-up posts to
weather the storm.
Personally,
I don’t know what a typical writing process is, but I know what works for
me. I’m not going to say what’s right
and wrong in this realm because I’m just one awkward guy trying to make people
giggle at the words I post on the internet; not an expert by any means. There are some people that sit down with the
intent to write X amount of words each day.
I’m sure that works in certain scenarios, but being the sole contributor
to this blog and trying to make it consistently funny leads me to believe that
if I try to force jokes when I’m not feeling inspired, they’re going to fall
flat and suck. So when I find something
that gets me in the writing mood, something I want to share, you can bet that
it’s going to be posted here. And when I
don’t you’ll see this thing go quiet (unless I pad my post count with mostly
useless updates like this!).
And now,
this is the part where I beg unapologetically for you to share this blog with
other people you know. I’m hoping you
share it with people because you’re enjoying it, but I’ll probably settle for
you sharing it because you’re embarrassed for me as well. Maybe someday I’ll be able to quit my job
because somebody hands me a big sack of money and says “Just be handsome and
hilarious, there’s more where this came from.”
But for now, I just want to make sure I continue to increase the number
of people who are able to get some enjoyment out of these stories and ideas
that, until now, have just been locked away in my (cluttered) mind.
I have
a good lot of material stored up that hasn’t been written down yet. And most days my life feels like a joke in
itself as more of these stories are created.
Of course, if there comes a time when I need a break to drum up some new
material, I’ve built up a decent enough back-catalog on here that you could be
reading too. So while you’re waiting for
my next update, go back and check out Open Letter to A&E, Fishing Trip,
Weather Nation, The Murder Room or any other of my previous posts.
Thanks for reading, there’s plenty more to come.
-Ryan
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