Welcome to 517 Words, a blog in which I, the author, attempt to post something daily of my own creation which contains at least 517 Words. In honor of the first ever post, I will write this is an easy and lazy FAQ-style. Questions will be in italics and answers will not.
How can a blog which did not exist mere minutes before posting have "frequently asked questions?"
Good point. The reality is that these are not frequently asked questions, but a way for the reader to get familiar with the premise of the blog, if the reader ever decides to read the first post. Through this FAQ-like method I am also establishing for myself what this blog will be about and will have something to look back on in the future, if I need a guide. Think of it as a mission statement, manifesto, or holy scripture of the blog, depending on what you are into.
What the hell does "517 Words" mean?
Watch the language there, fictional person, but as I explained in the opening paragraph, I hope to post 517-word entries to this blog every day. The title is pretty self-explanatory from there.
Ok, but why 517? Why not 500? Or 1000?
I'll answer that in reverse order. Not 1000 because that is way too daunting mentally and I'd like to set an achievable goal here.
500 is more of what I was thinking, but I am not a fan of round numbers. Round numbers are really just too predictable; you can get a leg up on people by not being a slave to round numbers. For example, if I need to be somewhere at 9:00 am, I set my alarm for 7:47 am. 8:00 is too little time, but there is no reason to get up at 7:30. So, I just gained 17 minutes of sleep over the guy who has to use round numbers. Also, I am sure there are already at least a few blogs where people challenge themselves to write 500 words a day.
517 really doesn't have any other significance besides the fact that it isn't nice and round. I can make up a reason, if you want. For instance: it's not prime, but it looks like it could be, and it is the area code of Lansing, Michigan. They have a minor league baseball team there called the "Lugnuts." That is pretty cool.
Sooo what is this blog about, besides writing 517 words a day?
Anything, really. Whatever is on my mind that particular day. Although probably not the particulars of what I did that day. Other unlikely topics are parenting, the occult, parenting, fitness, and parenting. In fact, my other idea for a title for this blog was "Not About Parenting," but I figured Google would then bring it up when people searched for parenting blogs. I really don't want to disappoint all those parents and parents-to-be with their incoming or troublesome offspring.
Topics that are likely to be covered in this blog are art criticism of all forms, philosophy, theology, music, and pretty much anything else.
How are you qualified to discuss these topics?
I am not qualified at all! I'm just writing about what I think about and experience. So don't cite me in a scholarly paper. I wouldn't.
What if you do not write 517 words or you write more than 517 words in a post?
To the former, I'm only cheating myself. To the latter, great! Like this post, which as of this sentence is nearing 575 words!
"517 Words" in a post.
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