More progress this week, but the daily pace is taking its toll. After today, I have no prewritten posts going into the next week. And I learned this week that writing on deadline is tricky, although it will be the key to keeping my material current.
This coming week, though, I’ll have a block of time when I can concentrate on my projects. I’m tempted to take some time off from the blog to work on “Harry Houdini and the Witch of Beacon Hill”—just to get it off the desk and into some form of production. But then again, I also imported several hundred photos over the last few weeks and many of those have prompts for entries. So I may try to pre-blog and do the heavier writing as well.
So … if you don’t see much of me in the coming week, you’ll know I haven’t been goofing off. Well, probably not. I’m being productive. Promise.
Observations: January so far has had more visits and almost as many views as any other month to date. About a third each are coming from Facebook, WordPress Reader, and search engines (Google and Yahoo). My most-searched terms have to do with Bubble Wrap and Margery the medium.
Interaction: I made some source contacts and joined LinkedIn. I really need to build my profile and grow my network, which so far is mostly personal friends. Look me up if you like!
Professional development: Met my daily deadlines. Continued reading about blogging for writers. Started to read other writers’ blogs; probably should do that more. Any suggestions? Developed some ideas for posts and stories.
Next week: I’ll put it to a vote. Should I …
- Take the week to work full-time on my book?
- Take the week to work full-time on the blog?
- Mix it up a little and do both?
Let me know in the comments below. Thanks!
— Howard
In case you missed it …
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Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Passing by the bar
Reading Time: 2 minutes I didn’t have the necessary devotion, interest, motivation, or drive to continue my legal studies. Had I subconsciously decided not to return to the law?
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Budding Writer, 1979: Shifting gears
Reading Time: 2 minutes Biking through the countryside gave me a new view of the paper’s coverage area, and time to think about the stories I wanted to tell.
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Journeyman Journalist, 1979: No strings attached
Reading Time: 2 minutes Does a reporter create a conflict of interest by accepting publicity work from the subject of a story? It could have become a tangled web.
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Budding Writer, 1978: ‘I Do Care’
Reading Time: < 1 minutes As a writer, I should care more about what other people think and less about what they think of me.
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Journeyman Journalist: Bridging the gap
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the hats of journalist and fiction writer can overlap. Covering a local disaster led to ideas for a short story.
Book! Who does not love Houdini? Intriguing title!
Thanks, Celeste! So far, that’s one for the book and one (via Facebook) for 50-50. Definitely the book is getting my attention. I spent most of Saturday on it.