Pointless Question for the Day
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queenoftheskiesJust because sometimes my brain thinks pointless thoughts. :)
Okay, okay, my brain often thinks pointless thoughts. But, it's a good brain anyway and I think I'll keep it.
Why do you have a Live Journal? Do you keep it to actually use it as a journal and keep records for yourself? Do you keep it to interact with other people? Peer pressure? Why?
How long have you had your LJ? How many posts have you made?
Are you addicted to LJ? Do you miss the days you don't post or read your FL?
Do you find yourself posting to get responses from other people? To discuss certain aspects of life with other people? Because you need to know that there are people who care?
Most of the people I've met on LJ are writers. Do you feel that it enhances your craft/learning experience/anything else about writing by communing/discussing/asking questions with others?
How frequently do you go back and look at your old posts?
This, perhaps, is what brought up the pointless question. I do use my LJ to keep track of things, including my ups and downs with writing, my accomplishments, my progress on pieces I'm working on, thoughts that I might lose in the normal course of life if I hadn't chronicled them somewhere.
I'm sure most of you have noticed that I've had a lot of downs over the past few months. It happens. LIFE happens. I've noticed I've lost a handful of people from my FL and I figure that's probably the reason.
However, looking back over my more productive days, watching patterns in my writing when there are lows in real life, reading back over posts that I've made to determine where I actually started having trouble...that helps me a lot. Helps me work through the problems I'm having. Reminds me, when I say I suck and I'll never be able to write 13,000 words in one day again or that I'll never finish another novel or that all my brain cells have died that I've said this all before. I've had these lows before. And, then I've had the triumph of working through it all and coming back even stronger and more determined to persevere.
Will it happen again? Yes. Will I get over it all again? I sure as hell hope so! I'm trying.
However, I also have to admit that I love getting comments. I love making comments. I love meeting people and getting to know them, and discussing life and writing with them.
So, anybody want to share why you're here?
Geez, I don't think I've really just spilled my brain in a long time. It feels...good. :)
Okay, okay, my brain often thinks pointless thoughts. But, it's a good brain anyway and I think I'll keep it.
Why do you have a Live Journal? Do you keep it to actually use it as a journal and keep records for yourself? Do you keep it to interact with other people? Peer pressure? Why?
How long have you had your LJ? How many posts have you made?
Are you addicted to LJ? Do you miss the days you don't post or read your FL?
Do you find yourself posting to get responses from other people? To discuss certain aspects of life with other people? Because you need to know that there are people who care?
Most of the people I've met on LJ are writers. Do you feel that it enhances your craft/learning experience/anything else about writing by communing/discussing/asking questions with others?
How frequently do you go back and look at your old posts?
This, perhaps, is what brought up the pointless question. I do use my LJ to keep track of things, including my ups and downs with writing, my accomplishments, my progress on pieces I'm working on, thoughts that I might lose in the normal course of life if I hadn't chronicled them somewhere.
I'm sure most of you have noticed that I've had a lot of downs over the past few months. It happens. LIFE happens. I've noticed I've lost a handful of people from my FL and I figure that's probably the reason.
However, looking back over my more productive days, watching patterns in my writing when there are lows in real life, reading back over posts that I've made to determine where I actually started having trouble...that helps me a lot. Helps me work through the problems I'm having. Reminds me, when I say I suck and I'll never be able to write 13,000 words in one day again or that I'll never finish another novel or that all my brain cells have died that I've said this all before. I've had these lows before. And, then I've had the triumph of working through it all and coming back even stronger and more determined to persevere.
Will it happen again? Yes. Will I get over it all again? I sure as hell hope so! I'm trying.
However, I also have to admit that I love getting comments. I love making comments. I love meeting people and getting to know them, and discussing life and writing with them.
So, anybody want to share why you're here?
Geez, I don't think I've really just spilled my brain in a long time. It feels...good. :)
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Date: 2006-06-03 05:27 pm (UTC)Later it turned into a safe snarking zone when I had to vent on stupid-assed stories that was only good for fireplace kindling or birdcage lining. Tam in full-out Snark Mode is a terrible/wonderful thing to behold, or so I'm told.
I did find out it was a wonderful place to post stories before actually posting them on a fic list, as I can get some great feedback on how it could be changed for the better. (hugs her flist)
I don't post often; I'm lucky if I post once or twice a month. It's not that nothing happens in my life, I just let everyone know when something fairly momentus happens. I don't post just to get responses, but I'm happy when they do. I never go back to read old posts, either. Anything I want to look at more than once (like the snark fests and the stories) I tuck away in "Memories", for easy access.
But I mostly use LJ for reading my flist and seeing what other people are doing.