Crap.
More Crap.
Obviously there were more than this, but I only wanted a couple examples. I could read how-to-blog help posts from now until I'm blue in the face and I don't think I'd find anything helpful (for me). Is it because I'm beyond help? Well, hopefully not, but I'm also more optimistic than that.
Given absolute freedom, I'd rather do what I want and write what I feel. That's how I approach blogging. The internet drills on about framework and structure and content. Titles and take-aways. I say bunk-a-bugga. From five paragraph essays to term paper outlines, we've been force-fed this way to write and it looks as messy as orange barrels and detours in a construction zone along the interstate. Blogs need to defy that pre-fab, cookie-cutter writing mentality in exchange for exploration and creativity.
I first noticed this order versus chaos dichotomy in a creative writing class. It was creative nonfiction. I'm still not sure what that means. Anyway, we used this stupid course management system forum to post our assignments, respond to what we were supposed to be reading, and comment on each other's work. So we would all upload a neat and pristine word document, our creative nonfiction on display, then wait for classmates to respond and critique in the forum comments section. Man, I loved reading the comments; regardless if my work was ripped to shreds or placed on a pedestal. That class's forum comments section was a primordial cesspool for real writing. Raw writing. Some of the craziest shit I've ever read. Maybe I need to wade through some more forums across the internet. Upon entering the blogosphere, I expected to find that raw, untamed wilderness. Sad to say, but the orange barrels are already here.
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