Why I Hate to Blog
Blogging seems too time consuming and nonproductive. In my limited experience, no one seems to ever leave a comment and that to a writer is devastating. Why blog if no one reads it?
I’m an unknown author who has just written her first great American novel. Everyone thinks that their novel is the best and is going to be the next big Blockbuster. I actually think that my new romance novel, “When I Remember Love,” could very easily be adapted into film, it’s the new modern day “Love Story.” By the way, I even have a songwriting team…more about that later. My book is about a talented pop-star who tries out for a reality talent show and meets the love of his life before the finale. They marry quickly and begin their journey through the music industry together. You will find out what’s like to live with a major celebrity and have access to a backstage pass into the exciting world of a Superstar. I even dare to write about a married couple that has a HOT sex life. With a lousy economy, studios closing at a rapid rate and me being an unknown HOT author (that’s the comments that I get from my fans…yes I do have fans), I’m a bit reluctant to blog often. However, I hired a marketing coach and an assistant, and they have ordered me…I mean requested that I blog. So even though I hate it, I will try to make it interesting and maybe, just maybe, you will comment and I will not be so pessimistic.
Stay tuned for part two tomorrow.
Trish Silver
www.trishsilver.com
Trish-
I’m reading your blogs and other info about publishing. I find a lot of truth in your statement about not wanting to blog. If you read and/or follow the professional bloggers about blogging, one would think, “if you build it, they will come.’ But as you stated, they don’t come. You can easily begin to believe that you lack any writing ability – death to any new writer, such as myself.
But the flip side of all this is that as a new writer, there is a need to practice your art, in many formats. Blogging adds a different dimension from that of my journal. It does get me out there. And even if only read by 1 or 2 people, that number is greater than what I would get by simply writing and reading my journal. It also provides a perspective on what is “popular” or desired by readers and helps to focus what you are saying. It is also helping me to shape my “Great American Novel.”
In truth I can say that I started this venture with a desire to make money. Now, I find that I am challenged to really write, say something with meaning, give voice to myself. See If I can really write “10″ blogs of substance and meaning, see if I can get someone other than my Mom to read it. I’m still on that path.
Thanks for your insight and I look forward to reading your book and other entries.