{"id":1299,"date":"2007-04-13T07:06:25","date_gmt":"2007-04-13T14:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2007-04-13T07:33:59","modified_gmt":"2007-04-13T14:33:59","slug":"exploding-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1299\/exploding-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploding Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our homework was to write. I did my homework here, and I wrote a few posts on Active Rain<\/a> (only because I think it would be fab if we could do the best job and <\/em>win!) and I wrote on my home blog<\/a>. I’ve written more this week than I thought possible. Confession: I figured I’d have about one week’s worth of posts in me, then my brain cells would dry up and I’d be done (and if you were wondering how new I am- that’s<\/em> how new I am). I did not completely fully truly madly deeply understand that ideas spark ideas. Now I wake up at 5:00 a.m. without the alarm clock, regardless of how much sleep I got that night, with several ideas bouncing around my brain. <\/p>\n

I’m also beginning to understand about the care and feeding of a blog. I’m putting thoughts in a notebook I’ve started to schlep around, or I park them in draft mode because either they are not fully incubated, or they are ideas I can quickly whip into shape if I’m short on time. My biggest concern now is that I should probably write a complete post and sit on it for awhile. I’m usually writing first thing in the morning, often in a pre-caffeinated state and after I post I look back and see the spelling and grammar and other errors of my ways. I need to learn patience.<\/p>\n

And here’s something else I have learned this week: when I post on the BHB I’m essentially talking to strangers. Nothing personal, but we’ve only just met. When I post on AR I’m talking to colleagues. But when I write at the home blog, I’m home. I’m talking to my family and my friends, and until Greg pointed it out<\/a> I didn’t realize that I do in fact visualize them sitting around the kitchen table with me. Kinda cool.<\/p>\n

Now the insanely great idea has been revealed. More ideas sparking ideas (Stand clear- my head is going to explode!). I was thrilled to hear about this. It’s something I was vaguely working towards, but Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our homework was to write. I did my homework here, and I wrote a few posts on Active Rain (only because I think it would be fab if we could do the best job and win!) and I wrote on my home blog. I’ve written more this week than I thought possible. 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