One of my main responsibilities on my new team at work is writing. There is a lot of writing that needs to be done in the upcoming few weeks and I\u2019m feeling a bit daunted by it.<\/p>\n
I sometimes sit and stare for a while at the empty text box when beginning a blog post and wonder: what new small piece of knowledge could I impart to the Internet today? What funny anecdote from my childhood would entertain my readers today?<\/p>\n
And then I wonder, if I have trouble filling in less than 500 words a day, what chance do I stand against the mountains of text that my job requires? How will I write coherent storylines and character-driven humor under the pressure of career deadlines?<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no real choice. Failure isn\u2019t an option, just like not blogging isn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n
I have to find ways to keep motivating myself not just to keep writing, but to keep writing well. Whether it\u2019s with short stories, anecdotes about my life, or the odd list, there\u2019s nothing to do but keep moving forward.<\/p>\n
On a completely unrelated note, someone who works at Katie\u2019s theatre company has a confirmed case of swine flu! How terrifying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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