Spontaneous ∂erivation

Photography: Chris Gin

Sectioned off from Bringing Focus to Your Blog by Discovering Your Inner Authority.

Sometimes your authority won’t be quite what you originally set out for it to be.

Originally I wanted to write about writing. Like every single other writer out there, published or not, as I found out.

But as of this time, I don’t know anything about professional writing. Nor do I know anything about fiction writing, or non-fiction writing, much less publishing or even the market. I couldn’t write about those subjects with the detail and depth that would give value to my readers, value that wasn’t better found somewhere else. I can’t pretend to have knowledge that I don’t have.

So what could I give to my potential readers?

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Photography: MegElizabeth_

The honeymoon between blogger and new blog seems to last about three months. One morning, after the novelty of posting rants and YouTube embeds is worn out, a thought comes with the dry-mouthed taste of not enough sleep:

So I’ve got a blog. Now what do I do?

Perhaps you find that you’re satisfied with what you have. This is not a bad thing; there is something to be said for starting to sleep regular hours again.

Or perhaps you’re like me: you want more. You’re not sure more what, just yet, or even how you’ll get it.

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