I almost died this morning, of embarrassment, when I logged onto my blog and saw that a post I was writing which was still in it’s very messy draft stage was no longer in the draft file but was published on my blog. By accident yesterday, while I was writing, talking on the phone, telling Julian it was time to get ready for bed and feeding Bella, I hit the publish button that sits beside the save button.
I’m the type of writer who throws a lot onto a blank page and then I start mining the chaos. I move words around, I change thoughts, I discover better ways to say what I want to say, I have fun, and before I hit publish, I reread to see if there is any semblance of sense. But that darned save button sits beside the publish button and my slip of a finger publicly confirmed that things aren’t written, they’re rewritten.
I removed the post and have kept my fingers crossed that not too many people saw it. I’ll revisit the intended post tomorrow and see if the intention of what I wanted to say comes back to me. If not, there is another button close by, called Delete. I know exactly where it is.

2 responses so far ↓
Stella // November 26, 2008 at 12:59 am |
ok, now I’m dying to see the original post! Missed it
Have a great November !
Marcia // November 27, 2008 at 8:57 pm |
Rats, would love to have seen one of your rough drafts! Guess you should aim for the “up” button next time.