Yesterday, I wrote my 1,000th blog post.
When I started posting way back in 2017, I was a new father who was working a very stressful job, and I needed a creative outlet of some sort to keep me sane, and also to make me feel like I wasn’t giving up on me. The goal way back then was to write 250 words about a subject; any subject would do, just as long as I wrote 250 words.
In that first year, I did a grand total of 11 posts.
Followed by 105 posts in 2018.
Then I backslid in 2019 with 67.
But I came back in 2020 with 143 post. Sure, COVID and being unemployed played a big part in my increase in output.
All in all, I have written 339,000+ words for this blog, and I have kept my sanity by being able to accomplish something each day. I like to think I am being creative still, and clearly a good number of you come by to read the short story reviews, which I appreciate.
I also appreciate the solid core of early followers; all five of you – two of whom I do know personally – who took the time to read and like what I was doing.
I didn’t know what I was doing when I started; I still don’t know what I’m doing, and I probably won’t know what I am doing when all is said and done.
I am also aware that virtually no one will read this, and most likely I’m just talking to myself here. For that matter, I should rewrite my bio, and do a site redesign… I need new pictures, too.
I don’t say this enough, but you should “like” my blog, and follow it. Also, you should leave comments, and click on the ads.
While we’re at it, someone should offer me a job – writing reviews or editing at journal. To be honest, someone should publish my stories and offer me a book deal.
But for the time being, I’m going back to reading some flash fiction (I’m really enjoying SmokeLong Quarterly currently) and crank out some new pieces.
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