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This. My blog is my notepad to myself. Stupid error numbers and trivial programming trivia that took longer than 5 seconds to find on Google. Apparently othe

• captn3m0 11y ago
  I wrote a blog post about this exact point (why I write). Its still in draft, but a quote: >I am not going to pick one topic every day and write about something new. I don't want to write something rubbish just for the sake of writing it. I ultimately want to write because I have something to say. It doesn't have to be unique or ground-breaking. What matters is that I want to write about it. Another quote on that draft is by James Erwin (writer of Rome Sweet Rome) from an AMA: >if you're going to write, write what you want to write. The odds against any creator are insane. If you're going to devote months of your time, don't let it be for an idea you think will sell. Odds are it won't. Write something you want to write, or need to write. Write for yourself before anyone else. I'd rather read someone who is excited and passionate about what they want to say than someone who's obviously trying to say what they think I want to hear. I call it the Roman Writer's Manifesto. You can read the entire draft on github (https://github.com/captn3m0/captn3m0.github.com/blob/master/_drafts/on-writing.md https://github.com/captn3m0/captn3m0.github.com/blob/master/...)