Writerings

An introduction. Does a blog need an introduction? There is a very miniscule chance that anyone starts reading from here. Most likely, if you’re reading this, you’ll have scrolled through numerous other, hopefully better written, posts.

But maybe I need to vomit some writing out of the way. The pilot episode of a sitcom is never the best. It is trying to do too much. Everyone is finding their feet. The characters aren’t yet fully three-dimensional. There hasn’t been time for in-jokes to develop. So in that same spirit, let’s get that all out of the way now.

So, first off the premise. What is this blog about? What’s the elevator pitch? For what reason does anyone write blogs any more? Or maybe with the hopeful imminent heat death of social media, blogs will make a comeback. I think the truth is that I’m scared of posting anything on Twitter, Facebook or any other form of ‘social’ media.

The characters? Well, I guess that it’s just me for now. I know, how self-centred of me. Maybe there will be some recurring characters. Friends, family, strangers on the bus may make appearances. Who knows what kind of character arc I’ll go on. Maybe this is a rags-to-riches tale which chronicles my path to cracking Hollywood. Or maybe this is the start of a descent into madness as I get sucked into the maelstrom of conspiracy theories. Can you pinpoint when it is that I cracked?

The humour. I’m hoping for insightful intellectual humour, think Marina Hyde, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstromg. However, I expect it is more likely it will be rebaked Simpsons jokes and old-man-yells-at-cloud rambles about why Pringles aren’t what they used to be.

Expectation:

Reality:

The name. This is pretty much the one thing that a sitcom can’t change over time. The cast can change, the humour can evolve and the whole show itself can jump the shark. But it’s stuck with the name, even when (for example in the cases of Peep Show and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), the people involved dislike it. So, BloggyMcBlogFace? I think that ship has sailed? A witty twist on an existing format? Confession of a Secret Diary of …
Something clickbait for the SEO? Taylor Swift’s Feet Pics would get the clicks. I guess for now I’ll stick with