May
When I started Well-Rendered, I was looking to create an outlet where I could write once I finished my degree. I missed writing: the discipline of researching, the chaos of composition and the sense of order that comes with editing.
I can't remember when I decided to write about video games. I can't even remember when I decided to write a blog (as opposed to, you know, a novel). All I really remember is writing
this post, hitting the "Publish" button and then sending the link to almost everyone in my address book. If you want to do something big, it's best to tell everyone about it because it'll be harder to give up.
Not that I realy had a goal in mind when I started. I still don't. I just wanted to write, and I chose video games because I didn't want to write about myself. Video games made sense. The research (playing lots of video games) was fun and I had a large bank of knowledge to draw upon.