Whew, that was a doozy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m talking about my last post, Friendly Fire: The Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka Rivalry. I probably should have called that \u201ctennis rivalry,\u201d but oh well \u2013 I\u2019ma just leave it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Writing that post was not fun at all \u2013 like at allllllll-la. And the thing is, I knew that was going to be the case. When the idea popped in my head, I knew it was going to be daunting, but I wanted to challenge myself. So I said self, c\u2019mon, you can do this. Then I got started and was like self, what the hell were you thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funny thing is, when the idea first popped into my head, I knew exactly where I wanted to go with it. But still, the scope of it all was kinda vast, so I was intimidated and didn\u2019t start on it right away. By the time I did start on it, I\u2019d forgotten the initial plan of what I wanted to do and had no idea where I was now going to take it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another thing is, I didn\u2019t know how much research would be involved in it. I have a pretty good memory, and I\u2019ve been following Serena\u2019s career for a minute, so practically everything in that story was from my memory. I did end up fact-checking a bit of it, but that\u2019s a tedious process. As a result, I was very vague in some areas of the story where I wanted to be specific. For example, I wanted to give the exact year Serena turned pro instead of saying \u201csometime in the 90s\u201d or however I referenced it. I also wanted to give specific instances of the racism and harassment she experienced-but again, lots (well not exactly lots, but enough to where I wasn\u2019t prepared to do it\u2026more like didn\u2019t want to) of research. I was very general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then there was also the issue of what\u2019s the moral of this story? I said all that to say what? It was hard for me to find one, because at that point I was just writing blindly. I was writing to finish what I started rather than trying to write anything of real substance, really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a writer I realize that everything I write is not going to be good. That sometimes I\u2019m going to write shit. Yet that doesn\u2019t stop me from wanting to produce stellar work Every. Single. Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, I kinda went in on the racism part, and I wondered if I came off as one of those Black people who hate White people, because I\u2019m not. I love all God\u2019s children, but I really wanted to put into context why I believe Serena suffered the adverse experience that she did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also wondered, in general, if it was clear. Did it make sense? Did it have a clear beginning a middle and an end?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are wondering what I was trying to say by that post \u2013 hell if I know. I guess, ultimately I\u2019m just fascinated by both of them. I\u2019m fascinated by anyone in general who beats the odds to obtain their dreams. I\u2019m fascinated how Naomi Osaka is unafraid to take down the woman she calls her idol. I\u2019m just fascinated by this whole idea of who\u2019s more worthy when they play\u2026 so anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, I\u2019m proud of myself for actually finishing the story and posting it. Over the years, I\u2019ve written so many posts that never get posted, not only because I don\u2019t like them, but also because I felt like it\u2019s not good enough and I don\u2019t even bother to finish them. This time I not only finished it but I also posted. I think it helped me that I told you I was going to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t get me wrong, I don\u2019t think the post its terribly horrible, but ultimately, it\u2019s not what I wanted it to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I guess the lesson here is some posts take more time than others, and I don\u2019t write those types of stories enough to be able to crank one out in one week. I have to pace myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while my lost post my seem all over the place for me, you just may get something out of it that I would have never expected\u2026at least I hope you do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whew, that was a doozy. I\u2019m talking about my last post, Friendly Fire: The Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka Rivalry. I probably should have called that \u201ctennis rivalry,\u201d but oh well \u2013 I\u2019ma just leave it now. Writing that post…<\/p>\n