Yes, I suck at spelling.

There – it’s out in the open. I also suck at grammar, plot creation, and character descriptions. Yesterday, a kind man (or woman) posted a comment to my site. In essence, I was instructed to proof my blog entries before posting them on my blog.

Over the past several years, I have been on a quest to publish some of my short stories. I’ve been up front and honest on the “quality” of my prose. It suffered greatly from numerous defects. That’s why I’ve spent a few years editing.

These same defects have plagued my online posts. My blog has always been a catch all to ideas, rants, humor that crossed my mind. I didn’t spend hours proofing them or making sure they would be approved by my 11^th grade English teacher. It was my mind’s dumping ground. Over the years, my blog has been evolving just like my writing-language skills. Hopefully, in the years to come, the quality of my posts will increase like the quality of my writing.

However, a person will always suck at the learning phase of anything they do. I’ve learn so much over the past several years in the art of proofing, writing, and editing. It’s a process – that process takes time to master. I cleaned up my site a few weeks ago but left a few of the more interesting posts. Those post are several years old and have errors – no doubt about it.

Those posts – are history my markers. They let me know how much progress I’ve made – if any.

Now, on the other side – our culture likes to point out mistakes. Sometimes, it’s just as easy to point out a positive too.