You know, I’ve mentioned a few times that I don’t really have a “goal” with this blog. I don’t talk about a specific thing, although I probably should… consistency is important to people, and people who wander over to this website probably want “a thing.”
Hopefully that’s to buy one of my books, but even then, the subset of those people who bother to read the blog are probably looking for something specific. Advice, perhaps, or drama, maybe just a glimpse into the wandering mind of a writer who hasn’t really ‘made’ it yet (although I have published 7 novels and am working on number 8). But what they get is this… scatter-shot approach to whatever happens to pop into my head on that given day.
And, hey, I am happy to have my little corner of the internet where I post my thoughts. Some of them I think are pretty interesting! Some of them I think are pretty scattered. Sometimes they’re intelligent and considered, sometimes they’re just whatever happens to transition from brain-to-keyboard, basically unfiltered and unedited.
I try to keep that last one to a minimum. Nobody needs unedited work. I’m looking at you, 95% of self-published authors.
Anyway, today I was again considering whether I should try to focus more on a “brand.” Like, a specific thing I do here that people can identify with. Perhaps I should focus more on the science-part of science fiction. After all, I do have a degree in physics. I could probably mention some useful and interesting stuff. Or maybe I should spend more time on bigger posts, talking about “the craft” and the nuts and bolts of how things are going? Like this morning I was considering increasing the price of one of my books by a little, see if that impacts sales (after all, it’s a new year and everything keeps getting more expensive).
For now, I’m going to leave it as its meandering nonsense that I’ve been doing for years. But I’m thinking about it!
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!