Welcome to James Nelson Raw,

The hardest thing to do on a new blog or website is to start typing the first entry. Every single time, I find myself lost initially—not knowing what to do or say. However, just like riding a bicycle, once I begin, it all comes rushing back to me naturally.

My name is James Nelson, I'm the creator of this blog and its namesake. If you haven't, I recommend you peruse the about page, as it does a pretty good job of laying out the pertinent details. Here you will find a vast selection of topics which will vary from post to post. James Nelson Raw is a personal blog with a general theme, meaning you won't find niche-specific content here, and instead there will be a variety of content.

It's not much at the moment, but I feel pretty good about the future and can say with absolute certainty that this is the start of a very good thing, although I may be biased in this regard. Nevertheless, I look forward to building a blog worthy of the masses, or perhaps just others' valuable time, or maybe just my own. Either way, I am glad you are here, so welcome!

As stated on the about page, authenticity, honesty, and transparency are what you will find here. Although content may alternate between boring, dull, and exciting depending upon what interests you, it will always be presented in an authentic and honest way. Whether it's a personal rant or a scientific discussion, it will have a healthy dose of critical thinking.

Unlike a lot of niche blogs, James Nelson Raw does not have a schedule. New entries will appear randomly, as I tend to create them on the fly, and so in an average week there might be one post or half a dozen posts—the total just depends on what I have to talk about and what I feel like sharing.

While I am all about authenticity, I feel like some topics, such as politics, can be quite divisive—especially in 2025—and therefore I will stray from these discussions on this blog. There is already so much out there, and it seems like everyone, everywhere, is talking about it. This isn't to say that I won't point out things I find to be wrong about states or governments and other issues, but politics isn't the purpose of this blog.

My intention is for this space to be educational, entertaining, insightful, and uplifting to an extent—no malice, no nonsense, just edgy, open debate as one-sided as it may be. All content posted here will be completely original. Content that belongs to others will be properly cited, and in case there are any future entries that have a ton of factual tidbits, they will be properly sourced as all media will be.

Comments as of right now are disabled. This is due to the fact that some people out there just can't help themselves and act vicious or feel the need to troll. However, while comments aren't enabled, you can always give me feedback privately or send me an email. I'm also looking into alternatives such as a chat or perhaps utilizing Discord for this, which allows me a finely tuned, granular amount of control over who does what.

Before I forget, I will be making the ability to subscribe to my blog available soon, allowing anyone to get my posts delivered to their e-mail as they become available. Finally, thank you for reading this far, and I sincerely hope you stick around. Welcome!