Write One Leaf

Write one leaf about… hold on a second. I don’t know. Why am I doing this again?

It’s the time of year that I look back on the year of Write One Leaf and think nothing but “Wow, this is really worthwhile, right? It’s worth doing this one more year?”

Yes. I think it is. (I’m Terry, by the way. Nice to meet you.) And for all the followers of Write One Leaf I’d like to say thank you for hanging in there when my posting becomes sporadic, or when my prompts get cliché, or when all of the prompts are of a sort that just don’t move you write anything. That sucks when that happens, but you’re still here… so thanks.

You might be wondering how you can give back to Write One Leaf. And even if you aren’t wondering, I’m going to tell you anyway. 

If you’ve used Write One Leaf at all and you find value in it, consider doing one or more of the following.

• Read my story at Medium titled “Hydraulics.” It’s a short story. It shouldn’t take long to read. And when you’re finished with it, click the “Recommend” button if you would recommend it to someone else. (Absolutely don’t click “Recommend” if you think the story is rubbish. That would be ridiculous.)
• Take a look at my book, You Are a Dog. I wrote it. It was published by Harmony/Random House, and people still seem to enjoy it. It’s suposed to be funny. And touching. You can buy it or just visit and see if it’s right for you or someone you love. Someone like yourself. (There are more ways to visit and/or buy You Are a Dog at the bottom of this post, as there are at the bottom of almost every post.)
• Send a small donation to the Write One Leaf. Any amount will do. And it will make me think that this is worth doing. That I did enough here to earn a tip from you. I know you have a lot of people asking you for money these days, so anything you give will mean that much more to me.
• Recommend Write One Leaf to a friend.

Okay. That’s all I have to say now. Again, thanks for following, for reading, and for writing. Especially thanks for writing. Keep doing that. Keep writing. Write one leaf in which you too are moved to say thank you. 

Blessings,
Terry

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zombiebrainsurgeon-deactivated2 asked: I just purchased a notebook, and I titled it "One Leaf", so I can start with the first leaf you guys ever asked us to write, and fill it up. ;D

That is so hard core.

Thank you for writing to tell us.

Fingers crossed. Good luck. Keep moving your hands.

Write one leaf in which you describe something that is hard core.

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thatdudefromnewyork asked: How do you plan on getting newcomers directed to your blog without the directory? The "explore" system seems to require you to deliver tons of content rapidly over the course of the day just to get anyone attracted to your blog. Thus, creative writing blogs like yours suffer because they generally don't deliver that much eye-catching content. The service you provide here is really, really useful and it seems kind of disappointing that others who could use the prompts you provide are going to be glazed over because of the "explore system".

The truth is, I was never particularly fond of the directory. It always seemed to me like a “directory” of cats, nudes, and blogs begging their followers to recommend them to the directory.

Of course, the “explore” system is just as ridiculous, and seems to simply reward popularity, excess, and (as always) cats.

But whatever. I simply don’t have time to worry about why or how people come to Write One Leaf. To be sure, I’d love it if every single human who found Write One Leaf useful was able to find and follow Write One Leaf, but wringing my hands over it is a waste of my time.

A more valuable use of my time is to continue to produce Write One Leaf in a timely way, to add bits of content or value here and there when it occurs to me to do so (and when it is within my ability to do so), and to move my hands daily in a manner that resembles writing.

Also? Write One Leaf is one of those “blogs” that seems perfectly suited to the “Tumblr Blogmaking Platform.” Because people can easily “reblog” a prompt and begin moving their hands immediately if they wish (highly recommended). Furthermore, this activity leaves a link back to the Write One Leaf “blog” for anyone reading the entry to link back to and find and discover and follow. Which is, perhaps, one of the reasons the Write One Leaf Tumblr Blog is so popular. You never see it on the radar. You likely won’t find it on the “explore” page. But we have nearly 17,000 followers.

I trust people will continue to find us somehow.

Now then. Go. Move your hands. Write one leaf about going for an explore.

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