I am really enjoying blogging. It’s an opportunity to say whatever you like to complete strangers. It’s a kind of therapy really, clearing out all the thoughts that swirl around my brain and putting a full stop ( literally) at the end of it. But it has also created a list of problems I hadn’t even considered at the start. Here comes another list…
1) what to blog about? I now find myself laying awake at night, considering what I can speak about. This is not a writers block problem at all, it is quite the opposite. I had at least five topics today, ranging from my friends wife who has recently released a book to the school trip today.
2) is it a family thing? Yesterday I spoke about my grandparents, today I considered writing about my young son. Do I really want to put my real personal life out there? And that brings me onto point 3…
3) is anybody interested in what I have to say? The simple answer is yes, it appears so. I am averaging a good number of hits a day. The problem is this: will I continue to do so? Is what I am saying of any interest to you? I hope so. Plus, I find myself constantly looking at my stats on my WordPress app.
4) how often should I mention the books? The reason for starting to blog was at my publishers behest. He thought I would enjoy it. He was right of course, I’m loving it. But it does come back to the fact that I would like people to go to the titles tab and look at what I have had published (little shameless plug there).
All this said, the problems of blogging are far outweighed by the joy I get from it. I think that, even if the book bombs, it is something I will continue to do.
Please keep reading, I will be right here.
Andrew Thomas
Blogger
Ps. Am gonna ask my friends wife if I can blog about her this week. Tomorrow will be about the great tradition of the school trip. Maybe.
Hello Andrew,
I found myself asking some of the same questions you pose here:
1) What to blog about? I either made an endless list that was as incessant as my chatter or stared at the blinking curser on a blank page. Then the answer: Whatever I want! That’s part of the joy we face as bloggers, right? Gotta love it!
2) Is it a family thing? Not for me, though sometimes I worry that my subject might not appreciate my choice.
3) Is anybody interested in what I have to say? Yay! If they aren’t, they can kindly move on! Ahh, but the validation that comes with multiple hits. 🙂
4) How often should I mention the books? 🙂 Constantly, of course! 🙂
Nice to read ya!
It’s nice to be read. Many thanks for the wonderful comment. Will have to check out your writing.
“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon” E.L.Doctorow.
To answer your question – To Blog (please)