An introduction of sorts

Well now I have my blog set up and have managed my first post I guess I better start thinking about what I want this blog to be.

The piece I put up yesterday is something written a while ago. Not overly accomplished to be sure, but at the time it was worth writing down. And given that I chose to offer it to a public airing, it is something that might be of interest to someone else.

At various times I have kept a diary - usually when I am being miserable - and have always been at great pains to maintain its privacy. Depending on my mood I'd write a couple of sentences or a paragraph or a page. Weeks would pass without an entry, then I would make several notes in a day. Occasionally it would be a line from a book I was reading, or song I had heard. other times those random moments of clarity when you finally work out why you have thought/acted in a particular way.

The diary has been put away for over a year now. What needed to be worked out on paper has been cleared. It served its purpose and although I keep all the notebooks that were filled, I never open them.

This blog is quite a different exercise.

Mainly I'd like to hone my wrting skills and my skills of expression. Don't worry, I have no desire to be a "writer" so you won't be subjected to the novel in progress. I'm more concerned with tone and voice. And if there is actually anything to say!

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