When I started my blog waaaaaaaaaaay back in September, I decided that I would not marry myself to one specific updating schedule, though the "shiny" of a new endeavor naturally meant that I was posting a lot. As in, every day.
I wasn't worried about the frequency at the time. New things always have their lustre that must wear off before you step back and readjust. Knowing that this blog would be a learning process, and an ongoing "writer's resume" (of sorts), I decided to keep up the 5-6 posts per week routine until I felt that both the topics and the pacing had worn thin, and I needed to scale back.
The big surprise: It took me five months to get to that point.
But that threshold - or perhaps I should say crossroads - has at last come. Personal craziness aside (the Goff Clan has been racking up frequent flier miles at the doctor's offices and hospitals lately), I've come to a point where the daily writing energy that I've funneled into blogging needs channeling to other projects, not the least of which is the now nearly-completed trilogy that I hope to query beginning in late May or early June.
The Upshot: I am going to hold true to my original vision of what I set out to do, by:
This new schedule will allow me to do three things:
OK ---- so maybe that third item is a bit of a stretch. But here's hoping. :-)
I also intend to continue with Lillie McFerrin's weekly Five Sentence Fiction challenge (really excited about this week's prompt, by the way - go check it out!). So expect the odd random flash fic to appear here from time to time.
So with all that being said...next Agent Tweets coming to you next Tuesday! With a little weekend silliness along the way.
http://anonymouslegacy.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-endeavors.html
I wasn't worried about the frequency at the time. New things always have their lustre that must wear off before you step back and readjust. Knowing that this blog would be a learning process, and an ongoing "writer's resume" (of sorts), I decided to keep up the 5-6 posts per week routine until I felt that both the topics and the pacing had worn thin, and I needed to scale back.
The big surprise: It took me five months to get to that point.
But that threshold - or perhaps I should say crossroads - has at last come. Personal craziness aside (the Goff Clan has been racking up frequent flier miles at the doctor's offices and hospitals lately), I've come to a point where the daily writing energy that I've funneled into blogging needs channeling to other projects, not the least of which is the now nearly-completed trilogy that I hope to query beginning in late May or early June.
The Upshot: I am going to hold true to my original vision of what I set out to do, by:
(a) Going to a Tuesday/Thursday update schedule (weekend silly posts and Six Sunday Sentence excerpts will continue as usual)
(b) Hold myself accountable to the original discipline which started this adventure in the first place. (Especially item #3 in that link)
This new schedule will allow me to do three things:
1. Focus on the writing that is at the heart of why I do what I do.
2. Give updates of higher quality to my blog followers (including the popular Agent Tweets series)
3. Stay sane.
OK ---- so maybe that third item is a bit of a stretch. But here's hoping. :-)
I also intend to continue with Lillie McFerrin's weekly Five Sentence Fiction challenge (really excited about this week's prompt, by the way - go check it out!). So expect the odd random flash fic to appear here from time to time.
So with all that being said...next Agent Tweets coming to you next Tuesday! With a little weekend silliness along the way.
Keep Reading --- Keep Writing --- Keep On Creating!
Let me know what you think in the comment section!
http://anonymouslegacy.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-endeavors.html
That sounds like what I'm doing. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday -- with the occasional other day spattered in there for good measure. :)
ReplyDeleteSame reasoning as you as well -- gotta focus on the WIP.
Great minds think alike! It's certainly more reasonable with my work schedule ---- although I am glad that I took the time to build such a large base of blog posts. I learned a lot in the process. No wasted effort! But I do need to focus on my beloved WIP....
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