Frank Chimero writes:

Writing 140 characters is difficult if one is trying to say something with poignancy. It’s hard to tell the truth in a tiny box, because the truth is so big and round and gray.

During the process of constructing my first (real) post for this blog, I stumbled across the question of exactly what it was which ruined, or at least sabotaged my writing skills. Twitter, and even SMS messaging could certainly be a factor in this. We're almost trained to think that our message needs to be communicated in a short & sharp manner. However, there are a category of thoughts which require somewhat of a deeper exploration.

This thought process is supported:

One can’t go too deep in a stunted format. But still, it kind of feels like writing because my fingers are flying, there is that sound of the keyboard, that row of letters getting longer, that momentum of the cursor pushing right. But, it’s not the same as lengthier writing, because it doesn’t necessarily take us anywhere.

Finally, we are left with the simple instruction of:

Go write.

That, I shall.