In other news, the gym was twice as busy as usual this morning...
Anyway, I will spare you a post on resolutions. I'm mostly here to inform you that things will be changing a little around these parts of blogland. Because, well, I have less time and more to do than ever. And there's this revision breathing down my neck. I kind of need to get that done, among other things.
Also, it turns out it takes a little over three years to say practically everything there is to say about your views on writing, etc. Either that, or my brain is shrinking. That's probably more likely.
So I am hereby declaring that I will not guarantee a post every weekday as I have for a very long time. I'm not setting a schedule. I just want to post when I actually have something interesting to say. Which, let's face it, isn't very often lately. But don't worry, I'm sure I'll still post rather often, and Happy Writers Society isn't going anywhere. This declaration is mostly just for me, so I don't feel guilty when I close the "New Post" window because I can't think of anything I haven't already said.
In relation to that, I will be doing some serious work on my Reference tab in the coming weeks. Please, if you have questions or are seeking advice on specific writing topics, check there first. You can also search my blog with a high chance of finding something useful. Seriously, I've probably answered your questions somewhere on my blog. I'm long-winded and enjoy sharing my opinions even when no one cares to hear them.
I should also fill out that "About Me" tab sometime. Or can I just write "See Blog"?
And to finish off this random post, I really want to write another book. Nevermind the two I need to edit and that short story/novelette/novella thing I'm working on...
You'd think after writing like 14 books and still being unpublished I'd be tired of it. But seriously, I really want to write another one! It's just a matter of what and when. It's like I can feel it coming...and I'm kind of scared it'll be that historical I keep daydreaming about. BECAUSE I CAN'T STAY IN ONE GENRE TO SAVE MY LIFE.
Gosh.
But it's so...shiny. And creepy! And funny! And weird! (Duh, of course it's weird because it's my idea, and I can't write a normal book to save my freaking life.)
I need a Code Red.
And why is there no Chinese place in this valley that delivers?
Wow, so can you tell I have a cold yet? This post has degenerated into nonsense.
I think I'll go read about seances in the 1890s now...
Glad to hear I'm not the only one that can't pick a genre and stick to it! And that I'm not the only one to ramble on ridiculously when I'm tired or have a cold :)
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I admire your commitment to only post when you think you have something to say. (Although I have to admit that I always think you have something to say. I've never read a post of yours and said, "Well, that was a waste of my time." NEVER.) But still! Yay for a new blogging mindset!
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ReplyDeleteDude. How do you always hook me just by telling me what your researching?
Seriously, good show, Natalie. Blogging 5 days a week is overrated.
It's totally cool that you want to cut down on blogging. Many people just blog 3 days a week. And I think it's cool that you can't stick to one genre. You're multi-talented. I just write in fantasy.
ReplyDeleteI just read the excerpt from Transparent and it sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteAnd though I will miss your daily posts, I so understand cutting back. Looking forward to more posts from you!
Yes, that is why my posting is so irregular... I can't think of fabulous things to say on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteNo worries. I think every blogger reaches this point. And you certainly have said more of value than most. :)
ReplyDeleteHonestly it's more fun to read posts that are filled with passion rather than forced/bleh/downright should have been pushed aside to mature.
ReplyDeleteWill you ever do a post about WoW though?
You're fantastic. I'm a newbie at this blogging thing and I already feel like I've ran out of things to say. Or that what I've already said is completely lame. Kudos to you and looking forward to hearing whatever you have say, whenever you feel like saying it.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way. I need to get off the blog and try to focus! But there's all these good ideas rattling around up there!
ReplyDeleteYou're my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteOh why would you want to stay in one genre :)
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I think you always need to do what is best for you and if that is cutting down on blogging then it's the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteI will still look forward to reading any posts you do make and wish you lots of luck in all the endeavours in 2011.
Who wants to pick a genre and stick with it? I don't read only one genre. Why would I want to write only one genre?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your cold ... and those 1890s seances. That's an intriguing ending to the post.
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Donna, you said a mouthful! I don't want to write in one genre either.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Donna and Teralyn. Isn't that partly why people write? To explore their interests, even if those interests fall in different categories?
ReplyDeleteI don't blog, so I'm fascinated by people who do it as well as you do. I'm just glad you're not stopping entirely!
14 books! Wow. I'm inspired!
ReplyDeleteWe'll miss you, of course! And genre-hopping just exercises the creative muscles... right? right?
ReplyDeleteI should try and branch out more. Most of what I write is historical, although I am trying to write a fantasy based off Indian culture (to some extent). That's what I was supposed to do for NaNo, but instead I was in the lovely land of morning/evening/all day sickness :P
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of your writing advice and for sharing your experiences! Your blog has been such a huge help!
ReplyDeleteNo Code Red! You must drink Live Wire. My fridge is stocked with 20 oz bottles because the only place they sell the delightfully organge-flavored Mt. Dew in cans is in...wait for it...UTAH!! Oh how I miss my cold caffeine.
ReplyDeleteBecky, them's fightin' words. Don't mess with my Diet Code Red.
ReplyDelete"I think I'll go read about seances in the 1890s now..."
ReplyDeleteOh, some nice light reading for the day?
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Ooooh! DIET Code Red? That I might be willing to try. We certainly don't have anything that awesome out here.
ReplyDeleteThe Y was super crowded yesterday when I took my daughter to gymnastics. It always gets like that in January! I love it after about 3 or 4 months go by it goes back down to normal.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with this year, and I just know you'll sell a book this year!!
I would totally read anything historical you got. Just now working through an Edith Wharton bio and I need to pick up her books and read them! Saw Age of Innocence and House of Mirth, you'd think I'd read them. Have fun writing some more.
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