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Day One: Ideas


Today I thought I should try finding a convenient number of words for a daily blog or journal. I believe that I should try social media, but the site I would like to use, Bluesky, only allows 300 characters. It’s not much. It’s not what I would consider a content rich post. Of course, this modern world has a different idea of content. I know I am not that old, but things seem to change fast. So, I am writing to see how many words, not characters, seems an appropriate amount for entertaining content in my opinion. This is 100. 

Given the paragraph above, it becomes easier to see what a digestible amount of short, entertaining content may look like. I also need several words that will give me some writing practice and jog my Intelect daily. My spelling is poor. I often use Google to learn the spelling of words I do not use often. I also use google to look up words for more concise sentences and content. Of course, I will ramble here. I am experimenting. Which isn’t to say, I won’t be experimenting every day. I have tried to write something every day before, like this. 

It appears that 300 words will suit my ideals. I do not believe that it is an overwhelming amount of content, and it will give me some writing practice. With a manageable number of words, I can practice condensing and expanding my content. Another reason for content management is people. It is good to have people who enjoy reading see your writing. I could use some development. I don’t believe my skills are at a professional level and am also not audience savvy. I am a very isolated individual. Some writing suggestions and broad topics could be a great help. 

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