Today’s guest post is by Rebecca Todd.

I have to admit the whole idea of writing thoughts that will be read on the Internet scares the bejesus out of me.

When Lindsay Bell first asked if I may be able to conjure up some words to be shared on Spin Sucks, the excitement and honor of being asked propelled me down the street, my dance-walking stylings garnering a fair share of bizarre looks in my neighborhood.

The project was not yet begun, and already the future accolades were making my head swell.

Then, as it always does, the reality set in.

My attempts to put pen to paper, or perhaps paper to key or finger to key, found me highly distracted and spending my time instead pondering the great mysteries of life, such as, “In the digital age, should we still say pen to paper, or start using paper to key? And where does finger to key fit in?”

I had 17 false starts. Nothing flowed. (more…)