Tired of being an Expert

There are times for all of us who blog — whether we write for writers or for others — where we get discouraged with the work. There is a serious pressure, doing what you love, to produce the articles that show up here that has nothing to do with dollars or sense.

There is also a great amount of research that continues to take place to stay on top of our game. Right now in my reader, I have over 100 articles to review — quickly — just on the writing genre that I track for this blog.

One of those articles is So Tired, Yet… over at After the MFA. These three lines say it all:

So tired of trying to keep up with it all.

So tired of everyone trying to be an expert — top 10 ways to do something you already knew…

So tired of feeling the need to be connected, but not feeling connected.

I’m especially drawn to the second — the top 10 ways to do something you already knew.

It’s really true — after reading enough articles on blogs for a long enough time, there doesn’t seem to be much that is new, much less that which looks “expert.” Most likely the same feeling an editor or agent feels when reviewing five hundred to a thousand queries a year to see if one should publish them or take the author on as a client.

But I hope you don’t think I was going the route of being all depressed here — I’m not.

“Tired of it all” is a natural thing to have happen. And I sort of laugh at all those that think of themselves as experts. Hell, I’m still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up and I’m at an age where I shouldn’t be thinking that any more.

I get passed the tired because through all of the stuff out there, I still find that one nugget that adds to my learning about technology and how it can help writers. Or how the writing process works and how I can apply technology to it.

Yes, I’m weird that way. Most writers don’t think of technology that way. But, that’s my little space here in the Blogosphere and I’m sticking to it.

By the way, Gordon at After the MFA, spent time during the weekend with his daughters at the playground and felt connected and satisfied. My stepson is here for his summer break before returning to his father in a different state, and in spite of the total change in routine caused by an eight-year old, I’m feeling connected and satisfied as well.

Keep learning. Stay connected with those you love. You’ll never get tired.

Scot