From 4a35ce43953e1dd9274871f770c7be0599ef8e70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=E3=82=8A=E3=81=8D=E8=90=8C?= Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:22:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add write --- content/write.dj | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/write.dj diff --git a/content/write.dj b/content/write.dj new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bde5ce5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/write.dj @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +title = "Please write" +id = "doc?20251001-write" +updated = "2025-10-01T23:06:00+02:00" +tags = ["all", "shower"] + ++++ + +In case anyone needs to hear this. + +--- + +Do you ever find yourself writing braindumps on cool stuff you find, out to your friends on Discord, Telegram, Bluesky, Mastodon, or any other social media? + +If so, I think you should consider starting up a blog. + +I guarantee you that if you can find a cool thing to narrate about on Discord, you can certainly write a blog post. +Copy the messages into a text file, and start refining them into sentences. +Start elaborating on contextual details you may have omitted. + +Within an evening, you will have a piece of text ready to be published. + + +## Don't worry about the details + +Think your writing will not be polished enough? +The thing is, *it really doesn't have to be.* + +Have a look at how rough my writing was [back when I was starting out][page:programming/about-treehouse.tree] and still figuring out the right form factor for my posts. +Point is, it's not going to be perfect in the beginning. + +It's fine if your style is rough and unpolished. +It is your style, and you should cherish it, work on it, polish it with time. +Grand things aren't built in a day. + +The _good_ thing about a blog compared to social media, is that you won't get unsolicited comments if you don't ask for them. +You can omit having a comment section. +You can ask your friends not to criticise your post. +You can also omit sharing your contact details---though you probably shouldn't, because from my experience, people reading blogs tend to be very kind! + +If you enjoy sharing braindump threads with friends, and they enjoy reading them, interacting with them---blog posts are a great way to organise those braindumps into something more coherent, more worthy of a conversation. + +So, don't worry about those details. + +Write. + + +## Seriously, don't worry about the details + +Stuck on the "I want to blog, but I don't have a cool personal website" phase? + +Make a folder with a bunch of HTML files, with some ugly CSS to accompany it. +There really is no need to overthink it in the beginning. + +Just as your blog doesn't have to _read_ polished initially, it also doesn't have to _look_ polished. +You can revise it as you go---as you notice little details going awry, bits and pieces you can tweak to make it look better. + +I went through lots of revisions until my website reached its current state, where I'm actually really satisfied with the typography, layout, colour scheme, and general _vibe_. +That stuff takes experience, trial and error, and you aren't going to get it perfect the first time around. + +So, don't worry about those details. + +Write! + + +## Hit that Enter key + +Got a _something_ of a blog post, but scared it's not up to your standards to publish it? + +Hit that `Enter`{=html} key.\ +Share your post with some friends.\ +You won't regret it! + +So... please, write! + + +## Stop reading this + +Stop reading this. +Read your last Discord braindump again, filter out the good parts, and try to write a post about it! + +No, seriously stop. +I'm getting kind of embarrassed =w= + +...But I'll still hit that `Enter`{=html} key!