In the past, I’ve written posts about the importance of passion in your writing. I know that some of my best writings have been done when I feel passionate about the subject. When I go to other blogs, I can sense when a post was written with great passion and I can sense the posts that were merely “written”.
I don’t think that most of us write from a place of passion every single day, every single time. I think the percentages probably favor passion when we are new, when we are fresh. As times goes on our sharp edges round a little bit and for the most part we get into a groove that’s comfy – kinda like a favorite pair of slippers.
When you do write a passion post, I’m curious which pool you dip into. I seem to have morphed a bit from when I first started. Initially, my most passionate posts came from a pool of inspiration. I had an idea about a topic and I felt a great need to get it out there and share with other writers. In fact, the initial tag line for the tumblemoose site included “inspiring writers, every day”.
I have to confess that recently, a lot of my passion posts have been fueled by anger. As I see injustices or come across something particularly inane and troublesome I feel the need to write about it. These posts usually have great passion and my sharp tongue comes out swingin’. I have to say that to some extent, I don’t like that very much. It was not what I had envisioned when I started this blog. And while the topics are generally appropriate for the writing niche, I wonder if maybe it would have been best to not write the posts. I will say that often, the writing of the angry passion posts have been cathartic. Even so, I don’t get the sense of joy and excitement that I normally have when I publish a passion post pulled from the inspiration pool and I have to wonder
Is that okay?
The answer is an absolute yes. No. Uh, maybe. Heck, I just don’t know. On one hand if a post fueled by anger has got meritorious points, why shouldn’t I publish. On the other hand does that belong on a blog born of inspiration? As well, does the feeling of dread, shame and this-is-wrong give me a clue about if something should be published?
It’s an interesting quandary. I wish all of my posts came from the inspirational pool. I just wrote one for a client this weekend and it felt great! It took all of about twenty minutes to write the 700 words and things just flowed from beginning to end. It also felt great to publish.
The thought has crossed my mind to start another blog for the anger fueled passion posts. Maybe thingsthatpissgeorgeoff.com? Oy, the thought of starting another blog sends shivers up me spine, mates.
Maybe I should just quit whining about it and post whatever the heck I want. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead, blah, blah, blah.
So, I’m curious about how my fellow writing bloggers feel about this. Do you ever write from anger? How did that feel? Do you do it often? Do you ever feel a sense of regret after posting? Do you always pull from the inspirational pool or do you mix it up a bit.
