Saturday, November 16, 2013

Sprucing Up the Blog

I decided to spruce up the blog a bit as an early resolution to post more often. It's hard to come back though. I wonder if everyone else has moved on and will even notice if I post. I've noticed a decline in blog participation and posting in general which makes me sad, since it's the social media that I prefer.  I am on Facebook now but rarely post. It's more a means to keep in touch with family and a few friends. As far as Twitter, I most likely will join next year, and again, my participation will be minimal.

I've always been more of an observer, and I'm just fine with that. It's my nature. I'm a self-professed introvert and Hufflepuff (even if the Pottermore sorting placed me in Slytherin). I used to believe that I had to change these parts of my personality. Be more aggressive, assertive, seek out the spotlight, and toot my own horn. But I'm comfortable with who I am now, flaws and all. And even though I still haven't finished a first draft of a novel yet, I will. It might even be by the end of this year.

So why all of this reflection? Maybe because I had a birthday a couple of weeks ago. I'm someone who hasn't minded getting older. Each day is a gift that I try not to take for granted. I'm not getting any younger, but I'm grateful for each and every day. My schedule has slowed down a bit after an absolutely crazy fall. Having no free time for two months really starts to wear you down. Throw in a few personal hardships and something has to give. The pattern for me over the past few years has been fall = little to no writing. I've tried to fight against it, but it's time for acceptance not guilt. Now that I do have the time (even though a little voice has been whispering, "You should be Christmas shopping") I'm drawn to work on my WIP. THAT makes me giddy happy. Why? Because that truth speaks to me. It says, "You're a writer and and nobody can take that away." Only I can decide if I'm not. I still love my WIP and fresh ideas keep flowing, even after a long break away. So I'll continue to  move forward writing Jude's story as it unfolds in my brain and hopefully I'll get to share it with the world some day.

In the meantime, my intention is to blog once a week and hopefully keep in touch with some writer friends. I hope some of you will stop by and say "Hi." Writing can be a lonely venture, but it doesn't have to be if we listen and support each other.

11 comments:

  1. It's so hard to fit everything in - I'm so glad you're writing! Writing makes me giddy too! :)

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    1. If we could only add more hours to the day! Thanks for stopping by, Kimberly :)

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  2. Well, happy birthday for starters. I rarely go to FaceBook unless someone has tagged me. I tweet a lot but I don't look at the Twitter feeds much. I've cut way back on my blogging networking activity though I do faithfully keep things posted.

    Once a week works fine. I think consistency is important and it's pretty easy to put up at least one post a week. And if you manage to pop in on a few bloggers a day you can keep your presence known. You'll do fine I'm sure.

    Lee
    Wrote By Rote

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    1. Thanks for the encouragement, Arlee. Your blog was one of the first I followed way back when. And your right, consistency is key. Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Good luck with the once a week goal! Good to read you again.

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    1. Thanks, Jason. I think I can manage once a week and keep up with my writing goals. It feels good to be back :)

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  4. Once a week is usually doable. Our posts don't have to be long or profound. Just real. imho. ;)

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  5. I agree. It's nice reading your posts again!

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  6. I'll notice when you post. Welcome back! Blogs are always quiet in November - it's the NaNo effect :-)

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    1. Ah, yes, NaNo! Hopefully they'll pick up after this month. Thanks for noticing :)

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