Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
So The Story Begins…
I am a pretty normal gay dude. Normal in the sense that I am someone who craves human connection, strives to build social relationships, looks to find love, craves the feeling of sex and, more importantly, someone who is just trying to find his place in this fucking world.
A lot of my life has been about experimenting with how I think I see the world and if I fit into any one given mold. I wouldn’t exactly say that life growing up has been the easiest but, hell, there are a lot of people on this planet that have had it worse then I had and maybe, just maybe, we can get into that another day.
The purpose of me exposing some of my personal life online is really a form of release. A way to talk about the impressions that have been imposed on me and to talk about the way I have built my relationships and burned the fuck out of other ones. I am far from perfect but what is perfection but an illusion created by individuals seeking something greater than themselves?
My life is ruled by urges, mental health, work and the never ending pursuit for that physique people expect everyone to have. So, here we go…
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
