I started again on a quest to build a daily writing habit back in August. Since August 13, I wrote 18 posts in August (one a day) and 4 posts so far in September (again, 1 a day). I decided to use my weblog as the writing tool, with the goal of at least 100 words in a post (WordPress has a word count in the editor, so it’s easy to check). During the work week, I do my writing at lunch (before I do any web surfing…). Sometimes I have a topic in mind, but if not, I read through the new items in my RSS reader app (powered by River5) and find something to comment about. I have also talked about some software activities I am involved in, as well as a resumption of interest in computer music stuff. Today, I read a post from Colin Devroe about bad reasons not to blog, and I think I have avoided most of these. He also has a list of blogging tips which I think I will try to incorporate in my writing.
So far, I have only had problems once or twice in getting to 100 words, so this is a reachable goal for me. The other important part of the habit was making it a priority (I tried writing at lunch before, but ran out of time after web surfing, so I changed the order and – voila – I was able to write!).
@AndySylvester bravo and thanks for the inspiration.
@antonzuiker thanks for the feedback! On a side note, @Ron told me you might be interested in help with your 1999 server, let me know if I can be of assistance.
@AndySylvester I sent you an email. 😃