I've been making many private posts of late. These posts are intended to be temporary. They are essentially rough drafts for public posts that have been percolating in my mind. The private posts allow me to work on the writing wherever I am. I could email myself the rough drafts instead; but, if I'm working on LiveJournal, I might as well have what I'm working on saved on LiveJournal and not have to wade into the depths of my inbox.

Sometimes the process takes weeks or month, sometimes only days, and sometime I never end up posting the writing. Sometimes one post is broken into two, and sometimes two are combined into one. Sometimes something will sit for a long time and suddenly bloom. It is a fluid process, the process of hatching a writing.

Many of my posts are still "of the moment", sometimes I feel that something is ready to go on the first revision. Sometimes "of the moment" is more important than polished. But I do want to work on making more polished posts.

I will still run much of my posts by a couple people close to me, but they are not always available. Furthermore, sometimes I just like to sit and think about a post for a period of time before deciding whether to make it public or delete it.

I'm offering to add to my "rough draft" group anyone who wishes to see these formerly private posts. If you wish to be included, you should reply to this post. You don't have to want to help proofread to be on the filter. Voyeurism into my creative process is also an acceptable reason to request to be added.

Three things to keep in mind if you wish to be included: 1) You will often see the same post in multiple revisions. 2) Do not take too seriously what is posted on the filter, because much of it is part of my thinking process and not what I actually believe 3) Due to the nature of the filter, it will be common for entries on the filter to be deleted.

I'll probably set the filter up sometime tomorrow or Thursday.