Writing, Just Not Here
As I work on this column every day, I
occasionally face deadlines on freelance projects
that cut into my "free" writing time. Obviously,
the paying gigs take precedence over this daily
hobby. Furthermore, the intent of these daily
musings has always been to keep me writing on a
daily basis, so if I spend time on another writing
project, it makes little sense to stretch myself
thin just to turn in something here every day. If
I'm writing, I'm writing; posting something here is
only imperative if I'm not working on anything else
that day.
This past weekend, I felt especially "thin, sort
of stretched," to quote Bilbo Baggins. I was up
against a deadline for an article that required
much more analytical thought than I'm used to, and
when I finished it late Sunday evening, I just
wasn't up to writing on this column. Thus, I
resolved to compose this boilerplate text, which I
will post by way of explanation on days where my
work on other writing projects keeps me from
generating fresh material for this column.
For my handful of daily readers, this might
entail an occasional disappointment, similar
perhaps to what one might feel when turning on a
favorite TV program, only to find a previous
episode being rerun. Generally, I enjoy using this
forum to opine on a daily basis, so I will continue
to offer up fresh opinions just about every day.
But, as I've stated before, this column has always
been intended as the means, not the end, to get me
to write on a daily basis. Thus, by its very
nature, it necessarily must take a back seat to any
other writing I may do.
This may seem like a long-winded and largely
unnecessary explanation, considering the majority
of visitors to this daily column are not daily
readers. But the explanation is as much a
justification to myself as to my readership. I made
a promise to write every day of this year, and I
don't intend to break that vow. If you read a
"repeat" of this article on subsequent days, rest
assured I'm writing elsewhere—hopefully
something that you'll be able to read in print
somewhere else.
Development note: I've
noticed that this site doesn't look like it should
in Netscape Navigator. Rather than waste time
jury-rigging it to look right in a
soon-to-be-obsolete browser, I'll just add the
cliché "This site best viewed with Internet
Explorer."
©2003 Michael
Strickland ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
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What is "The Daily Strick"?
I have long called
myself a writer, but too often I don't do
what a writer must do daily: write. So
you, dear reader, are the beneficiary of
my resolution to make a positive change in
at least one area of my life. Every single
day of this new year, I will write
something, anything, and post it here. It
is my intention to use this daily exercise
to jump-start my too-long-dormant creative
energies, and perhaps generate some
worthwhile material this year. Hopefully
you will find at least an occasional
amusement or insight in my daily
musings.
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