What Do You Think? The Chronicles Of History’s Long Running History
The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress. Writing is not for the faint of heart, but for those who are willing to dedicate themselves fully to the pursuit of their art. It demands constant self-discipline and often a fair degree of self-criticism. Yet, the feeling of bringing to life a world of your own creation, capturing emotions, experiences, and ideas that resonate with others, is an unparalleled reward. The journey of a writer is filled with moments of doubt, but each completed piece is a testament to resilience and creativity. — Philip Roth
This is going to be a quick and simple blog post hopefully. I genuinely could use the thoughts of other blog writers and the wonderful readers here in this lovely community of thinkers. Please accept my sincerest apologies that this isn’t the typical article, review, or story that one expects to find here. I’m finally in this place where I know what I want out of my site The Chronicles of History. My sense of purpose is at its highest and my goals are solidly set in stone. The force is strong.
Over the last couple of years, I’ve struggled to create this space into something I love. There have been many ups and downs for me personally. Sometimes the motivation just isn’t there, or life has overwhelmed me, and all too often there just aren’t enough hours in the day for what I love. You don’t always get to choose. That will always be something I must fight to overcome. Nothing that has any value or worth in life comes without obstacles. The battle is never won freely.
I decided to create a blog quite a few years ago during a window of depression. To make what could be a never-ending story into a small one that gets to the point. My long-term relationship ended. Then later down the line my mother died at just the age of forty-seven, and I was faced with the process of getting custody of my two nephews. Life was kicking my behind in so many ways, not that life somehow magically just gets easier. The point is that I had nothing going for me.
My soul needed to grab onto something to keep from being obliterated. That is where writing saves me. Since I was in the third grade, I have always wanted to be an author. Somehow that had been forgotten. I can’t quite remember what inspired me to actually open my laptop and start blogging. There was a lot of unknowns at play. My first attempts were literal tweets on Twitter of a girl on an alien planet. Eventually, I got it together enough to wind up creating a real site.
I use the term “real” very loosely. My first attempts were quite horrifying. The blog and my writing were just ridiculous. I had no clue what I was doing. This led to learning, however, and that has been the greatest value I have ever received. My first site was called The Historical Diaries, and although a first grader could have probably written better than I at the time. My writing through this first blog slowly improved. I owe that blog everything in regards to growing as a writer.
The readers were and are everything! That will never change. The critiques, encouragement, support, feedback, and endless stream of connecting with other writers, bloggers, readers, and those who love history are what have brought me to this point. A couple of years running that page educated me in many ways, and also encouraged me to continue getting an education. I enrolled in school after I had dropped out, finally getting my high school diploma, then I started college…
Somewhere around this point, my mother didn’t wake up one day. Her liver had given out causing her to die in her sleep. I didn’t blog, write, or do much of anything for a very long time. I couldn’t even get off the couch the first few weeks after her death. A year later maybe less (That time is such a blur), I slowly started wanting to write again. This time I didn’t quite go back to The Historical Diaries. The zest for my first website just wasn’t there in those moments. I had changed.
My second website was named Samantha The Reader and focused on book reviews, poetry, and short stories. My time with that blog was another huge lesson. My writing continued to get better, and readers taught me so much through the comments. My hard work continued to progress as I learned how to blog. I spent a year and a half working on this before I began to miss writing about history. The Historical Diaries revival was only a matter of time. Inevitable if you will…
At first, I attempted to write on each site with the idea that I could do both; however, that really didn’t work out. Eventually, I began ignoring Samantha The Reader and only writing on my history blog but then the reverse happened. I started to miss writing short stories which led me to ignore the history blog in favor of my short story blog. Quite a mess honestly. I would flop between supporting one site at the determent of the other. This went on for a couple of years.
This was a problem for me. I’ve been trying to raise my two boys, support my family, get a college degree, learn how to drive, and work full-time in an emergency dispatch center all at once. How can I run two blogs? That just doesn’t work even to this today now that my nephews are older. I still work in dispatch six days a week. Time is a commodity in short supply.
I want to have it all. As a writer, I don’t want to limit myself in any sort of way. My heart is full of love for most genres and styles of writing whether that is non-fiction history detailing events and people of the past, poems of love and fortune, or fantasy stories with green-eyed dragons. I’m determined to write it all. That is something I won’t ever back down from.
So what was the solution to my particular conundrum? How to have the best of both worlds… Well, the answer was always there. I always could have it all. I just wasn’t seeing it. Somewhere along the way, I had gotten it in my head that they had to be separate. That each blog needed one specific thing and that was it. I had to find my singular niche and call it a day.
It doesn’t have to ever be that way. My website can be whatever I choose. If I want to write about historical events, book reviews, poetry, and fictional short stories all at once. Then why can’t I do this in one lovely space all my own? That is how The Chronicles Of History was born. The love child of The Historical Diaries and Samantha The Reader. A perfect blend of everything I love in one easy-to-manage blog that expresses what I truly want out of this. My perfect mix of everything.
So now for the advice, thoughts, and opinions I seek from everybody. I am sorry this got so long-winded – I meant to make this short and snappy. I failed. Haha. What do you think? A while back someone took the time to email me asking what a certain post had to do with history and how confused they were. I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while now. I had explained to them everything I said above about wanting to just write what I felt. They didn’t like this, to say the least.
The response that came back was a chastisement that I should just stick to one topic. Their confusion made me feel some type of way. I was slightly bummed out because I have always thought that my intent is fairly clear. My menu shows the different things I write, the about section details all of this clearly, and I even wrote an explanation of all this at the time of merging both sites into this new one. Does my site confuse you in any way at all? Please let me know what you think.
I’m very open to the wisdom of others and constructive criticism. I wouldn’t have made it this far without it. I’ve made significant progress in running a blog and writing, but there are still miles to walk and ladders to climb. I am far from where I plan to wind up but proud my writing is something I can call good. That doesn’t mean I am at a professional level. My editing is atrocious. Every day is a new learning experience. One day at a time. One grammar error at a time.
So what do you think? Is my logic a bit misconstrued? Is there a chance that I’m wrong in just writing what I feel? My blog is titled The Chronicles Of History, and I always thought this was fitting but is it more confusing than I imagined? My biggest fear is that maybe there is a chance I am misrepresenting what my blog is about or is that silly to even consider…
I know that letting one opinion make me ponder this so hard is also ridiculous but I really do worry and care so much about how things are presented on my site. I write for my entertainment in the hopes that others are entertained too. The perfectionist in my heart wants everything to always be just right. You’ll never know how much this matters to me.
Now with all that said, there is also another thing that won’t leave my brain. If you have the time to respond then please answer this question too. Do you prefer longer posts or is it better for long posts to be broken down into parts that are quicker to read? The reason I’m asking and curious to know is that I’ve got a few things in the works that I will share soon that are super long. A couple of short stories and a few history essays have become much more lengthier than I intended.
This makes me curious about what others prefer as I try to decide what the best approach is. I’ve perfected how I want my pages to look and have created a formula I love for the way I format each post. This is typically a quote to open the post up with, an introduction section, a beautiful photo, another section ending with a quote, more images, another section with another quote most likely, and then ending the post with a subscribe for more email sign up, then a beautiful image.
Everything is how I want it. Of course, there are exceptions depending on what it is I am writing but I follow the same general patterns such as always using three to four lines per paragraph so that in mobile view the post doesn’t look chunky with no broken-up space. My problem is I just can’t decide if I want to share them as one massive story or essay versus breaking them down into parts. There is merit to each so I don’t know what I personally want to do. Help!
Please let me know what your opinions and preferences would be. I’m taking a vote on this so leave your thoughts in the comments below. I’m looking forward to the coming month. I’ve read a few books that need reviewing, I’ve got three short stories nearly ready to publish, and several articles that have been drafted. There is a lot yet to happen so stay tuned!
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Hey, wow, this was one epic post. this is my first read on your site, i am not very fond of history but this is the type of content i love to read. Knowing what the author is feeling as their lives move forward. I appreciate how you are mindful of your emotions. I saw this post and felt- Samantha’s history in making. Good going, mate. Keep up and live hard
Thank you, Supervenom. I started keeping tabs on you through the reddit page r/blogging, but I noticed the site is currently unavailable. Are you going to revive your blog at some point? The blog seemed like a good start and was very clean well put together!
It may be a technical error but my site is live 🙂
Yay! Maybe it was an issue on my end. My phone connections has been quite wonky today. Thank you! I am so happy to support your new blog. It’s off to a nice start. Your first two post I found were very interesting. I’m off to bed to get a few hours of sleep. I will have a look at the latest one you just posted sometime tomorrow! Keep it up! 🎯
Appreciate it. Rest well
I am sorry for what you have been through. Life is full of ups and downs. And is the sorrows that make the other moments all that much more special.
I am exactly in the same boat as you when it comes to writing. I considered it up and down whether to have blog posts (aka personal section), and ‘other writings’ within the same site or not.
Ponder this: are you writing for Google or are you writing out of passion?
Options:
1- you could copy your site/choose a different template, create a new blog and link them both to each other.
2-Simply create a separate section within your site. I.e. page and/or category, so all the post will be neatly in one place, and people can choose to subscribe to that or simply to the history part.
Here is what I personally found:
Your readers, we come back because of your writings, and because of who you are. The internet is already full of corporate, highly curated websites with teams of editors and designers behind them. If we wanted those, we will be reading those.
Answering the question above, I personally decided that I cannot compete with others. And I shouldn’t. But what I can do is have my own little corner of the Internet that is fully me. With the good and the bad. With all the experiences and emotions that come with life. And if somebody wants to read it, that’s great, and if they don’t, so be it.
“The Chronicles Of History”. History can be anything you want it to be. Including your own personal history.
As per length, I guess it depends on the topic. If it is too long and convoluted, maybe break it into various posts. But it doesn’t much matter. If something is engaging, people will continue reading.
Ultimately is your decision. But the personal touch is something we all value in a world headed to a copy-paste template of the same corporate template over and over.
Hi, How are you? I absolutely loved everything you said especially about the part on how what really is the best is just being yourself and showing that. Every one of us is unique and we are all one of a kind. Letting our star shine bright is always what is most compelling. That is what matters. As far as what you wrote about google. I can’t agree more. I doubt anyone can compete, and I surely don’t care too. SEO is a myth anyways, with no rhyme or reason. How on earth can anyone understand these so called algorithms that make google up. Not even the top so called experts have any solid answers. Waste of time. In the beginning due to inexperience I think I was simply was trying too hard to “sound” like a writer. I had no experience being one. It wasn’t until experience opened my eyes that this sort of changes, and honestly, once I let go of trying so hard, blended the two blogs into one nice one that I love, then I really have found my groove. All these ups and downs like you have said is what got me here. There is sort of an inner peace when you let go of that and just focus on being you. All of sudden I learned that everything is so much easier. There is also more excitement and motivation because I am following my journey following what I love. Writing what my mood dictates, my heart wants to say, or simply what just has my attention in the moment. That’s what works for me. The suggestions you offered were very helpful. I really like the idea of different pages/categories, and that is what basically I am doing now. That way topics are sorted out into their own sections with the latest appearing on the homepage feed. That seems to be working very well. I love how everyone is saying that it really doesn’t matter too. Just write and say how I want whatever way works. There is something very freeing about that I think. Thank you so much for the helpful thoughts. I am so glad you are here! – Samantha
SEO worked in the early 2000s. I did my fair share of work back then and it was easy to rank and get noticed. Now, nothing matters anymore and is all a huge waste time. The system is completely gamed in favour of a few major outlets, Reddit, Quora, etc. Is killing small websites and bloggers all around. In the end, all those truly passionate will be the ones left.
I, too, had the same issue at the beginning. Turns out that, letting go of perfection and finding your own voice, makes everything so much easier. Like you said.
What worked for me was creating 2 pages. Blog and Short stories. Then assign a category to them with the same name for each. In theory, you don’t need to have pages if you simply link to categories directly. That is your choice. When I publish something, my main Homepage category is simply “history”. So if I add content that I don’t want it to be in the front page, I simply untick “history” and select others categories (i.e. short stories, blog, resources, etc). People will still get notified of the publication. This is just a way for you to decide what appears in the homepage and what doesn’t.
Don’t change. As we say back home, “no cambies, que si cambias te lo gastas”. (“Don’t change, cos if you change, you’ll spend it”) 🙂
Hi Samantha,
Reading your thoughts, I think you have already accomplished a fair half of your purpose. Moreover, you share that with others, which is admirable as it takes courage, devotion, discipline, and a vision. I appreciate your website, which I have followed for years. As for your question, I am against breaking long essays or stories (even paragraphs and sentences) into smaller parts only for the sake of readability. I believe a fully developed thought must end only once spent. After all, you embedded your question at the end of a long post! The real question is: do you want your reader to read your things or peek hastily at your website? I hope this is helpful (I am not sure it is, though). Keep writing! (by the way, I liked your short story The Guardian Angel of New York)
HI Gianluca! Oh wow I have not thought about The Guardian Angel Of New York in such a long time. That was my very first writing dip into historical fiction sort of. A very dear story to my heart. Thank you so much for remembering that, and also for all your support always. That really touches me. I appreciate you so much! That is really good advice too. Let what needs to be said have their say. No need to break things down. You are awesome! Thank you so much for being here! – Samantha
Dear Samantha. I understand totally what you say. This is your blog, and it is for you to use it as you feel it serves you best. My own blog has morphed and changed over the years (close to twelve), and some people chose to stick with me, and some perhaps not, but that is fine. I agree. People who look for only a topic might not understand what you do, but if you explain it in your about section, and then label the different posts clearly (as you do, and you have specific sections), people who are only interested in one of the topics you cover will know how to find them. The rest of us will be happy checking anything you turn your writing skills to.
Take care and keep writing. Oh, and good luck!
Hi Olga! Thank you so much. That is exactly how I feel. I love the variety on your blog and always enjoy your post no matter the topic at hand. I appreciate your support so much and you will always have mine ❤️
From a blogger with few subscribers — thanks for asking. Creative, imaginative writing, storytelling, as you also know, is the lifeline of spirit. Shaping words to poetry or story, riding into far away places and long ago times on the horse of empathy — sharing feelings with forever — sets me into a universe where inspiration is the gravity that moves the pattern and drives all varieties of internal goodness. But in our real world, our lives not written, good life seems based only on external factors: marketing, wins, successes, etc. When I started my historical fiction blog five years ago a marketing expert told me people read 400 words of a blog and not more, so I write a serial story to make the long story palatable for readers. That is probably what my readers don’t like the most. What I do know is that writing for the art of it is personal and feels fearless and sustaining. My newest project is learning the other side of writing, submitting poetry and manuscripts, experimenting with external rejection — because my spirit is safe simply by answering inspiration. I can write fearlessly. Even A.I. is no threat. The bottom line: don’t let go of writing because of fewer like stars.
I have to admit, sometimes when I am read your stories I am like damn I have to wait at the end of them because I get so engrossed that I want to keep reading. I guess I never thought about that myself!
Okay… this will be shorter than perhaps it should be because I tend to be more direct about things, but here’s what I would tell you over a cup of coffee… We write for ourselves. It is our expression, our art, our passion, our therapy, our joy, our personality. It is who we are. Whether it’s a thousand pages a day or a single word. It all reflects you or me.
When we write, we are opening up to ourselves before any other person. We work things through for ourselves and we take an enormous risk by then sharing it because we think that people won’t like it or approve of it or whatever. But here’s the thing, it doesn’t matter.
In all honesty, I don’t read every word someone else posts or writes. What I do do is appreciate the effort and the courage it took to put it down and post it where others can see it. I recognize the emotion, whether it’s pain, sadness, joy, confusion, excitement, fear… it doesn’t matter. You shared it and we became closer as human beings because we have all had those same emotions and feelings. The circumstances don’t matter… becoming closer as people is what matters.
One of my favorite stories comes from an old teacher of mine, who was at a bookstore one day, holding a book he intended to buy. The man next to him asked him about it, and he said to him, “Yes, he is a friend of mine.”
It turned out that the man was the author, and, of course, they had never met before. But he looked at my teacher, who was a bit embarrassed about what he had said, and told him, “I understand what you mean and yes, we are good friends. Thank you for reading my books.”
Sam, keep writing. Keep on growing and keep on doing it for yourself long before you ever even consider whether I would appreciate it. I see it as important to *you.*
And since – as my good friend – it is important to *you,* then it is important to me.
Keep writing. when it’s hard, when you’re confused or concerned, when you are happy or excited or just bored. Keep. writing.
-Dave Bowman
That was such a kind and well thought message Dave. You are such a good friend and I apprecaite you so much! Thank you! The encouragement is everything!
Yes Samantha, I think you should let the writing take you where it wants to go. The Chronicles has variety but within creative parameters. I mix between history and travel and just plain wandering (physically and mentally). I hardly ever feature my own fiction; but that’s just me. You do what you want. In terms of length; in writing and reading I aim for 1,500 to two thousand words per post. Any longer and it goes into a series. Anyway, keep posting. The Chronicles are fine.
I aprrecaite the advice on length and all the encouragment Shane! I appreciate the support so much. I always enjoy reading about your travels and am so happy you are here! – Samantha
I always love the personal side of bloggers so thank you for sharing so much. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through that.
I’ve gone through a number of iterations of the “why am I doing this?” feeling. Imposter syndrome for me is pretty bad. But I’m slowly learning to just write what I want to write about. What makes me feel happy. And set my site up the way that makes me happy as well.
Your friends and fans will follow along and the ones who have a problem with it, maybe they’re not worth worrying about.
As for post length, long can be great if it’s engaging. My posts tend to get a bit longer than they probably should, but they make me happy.
Of course, that could be why I write a blog that barely gets comments or views, so maybe I’m not the best advisor! 🙂
Basically, write for yourself, and the people who are worth paying attention to will come.
Writing for yourself I think it what matters the most, and the general consensus is as you say. The people worth paying attention to will come. I really love that. Thank you so much for being here!
You’re welcome! Been a reader for a while. I can’t even remember how I found you! (Unless you followed my blog first. I don’t remember)
I don’t quite remember either, its been too long but glad to be part of the same community! 🙂
Samantha, what a great post and amazing personal story. Here are my thoughts:
1. This is your blog, and as long as you are following your heart and writing about what you love, it really doesn’t matter if every post is related to history or not.
2. The length of your posts depends on the subject. Some will be long, some will have parts like your recent one, and some will be short, maybe just pictures. Who knows? I follow an author on Medium, and I read her 15-20 minute articles. I don’t mind reading long posts if they are good, like yours.
3. Newspapers are not just about news. They have jokes, crossword puzzles, shopping announcements, etc. So your blog can include whatever you want.
4. Here is what Wikipedia says about history: “History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) ‘inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation’) is the systematic study and documentation of the human past.” As soon as you press send, your post is about history. For example, this post that you just wrote has a lot of history, so you are good.
5. Final point: You are an amazing writer. Keep writing from the heart, and you are going to be okay.
That is exactly how I kind of feel. Just let the moment and writing dictate it. Thank you so much! I truly love your blog just so you know and appreciate having you around!
You’re very welcome. I also like your blog very much. Are you still working on your book, “Women Of War!”? I know you mentioned something about it last year, but I’m not sure if you are still working on the project or if it is on pause.
I am! Those are actually a series with the first one starting with women who fought during the American Revolution, then the U.S Civil War, and going to WWI & WWII editions. I am not sure what others will be included I am not sure but there are other potentials one in my brain too like the War of 1812, The French Revolution, and maybe going back even further to like Joan of Arc and war of the roses but those haven’t been thought out. I only have drafts for the four mentioned at this point. I am not sure when that will be announced. I may actually publish a historical ficton about a women who ends up being part of Washington Culper spy ring first before those that I am working on. I also drafts for a vampire romance novel that will be a series called The Vampire Wars, and also have drafted a diary novel of a noblewomen women living in tudor times but with a fantasy twist on it. So I do plan on publishing but with that said. I love this blog more than life itself so I will always post here too and more than likely will let readers here get copies for free of what I do publish. I am not sure. I dont know what I am quite doing yet as far as self publishing.
Wow, that’s a lot of great content. A vampire novel? Nice, I really like stories about vampires. The Anne Rice series was fantastic.
I did have to pause a lot of things because we went through a huge move to a different city back around the new years. It tooks month because we moved out of our family home my family had lived in more than 50 years. That took a lot of time to get the house ready and then move into the new place and get settled.
I understand fully and can definitely relate. Moving is a pain. I’ve moved about 10 times during my career, and it was not fun at all.
I may actually post a few teasers and the chapter of my revolutionary spy novel in the next couple months
Awesome! Looking forward to reading those.
I think it takes great courage to lay out your struggles, your dreams, and your growth as you move down a path. With everything you have had going on, you have created something incredible with your blog that is a beautiful array of all that you love. So I have no suggestions, only just to tell you how much I enjoy your blog and all the different parts of it 🙂
Thank you for that. Yeah I am just going to keep doing what I like and just try to be consistent in my writing and growth! I always appreciate your comments and I am so happy to have you here! Much love!
I have stuck with my blog the the past 12 years that saw many personal issues and life events that could have distracted me completely. In fact, it was writing every day that got me through all of them. As for your blog, that’s the clue. It is YOUR blog, not that of some moaner who thinks it should only be about History because of its title. Write what you want, when you want, and serious followers will read it without sniping or complaining. As for post length, it has been established that posts under 1,000 words are more likely to be read in their entirety. Ideally, 800 words is the maximum, to avoid losing the attention span of readers. When I started out, I posted stories and articles up to 2,000 words, and it was my own followers that asked me to make them shorter. So if you have a long post, break it up into Parts One and Two, nobody will mind. That’s my two cent’s worth, Samanatha, keep on doing what you do so well.
Best wishes, Pete. x
I think I am going to do just that Pete! I am warming up to the idea of breaking things down a little bit. We shall see. Thank you for all the support and always being here. I appreciate you so much!
Hi, I’ve been a reader for awhile, and I have always enjoyed your posts. I do have some advice as someone who has blogged for several years and done the website/ blog switcharoo at least three times…Take your own advice. It can be exactly whatever you want it to be. I think you will be happier. Release yourself from the pressure and write about what you enjoy at the moment, no excuses or apologies. You’re doing great work, and I hope that you are feeling well. Give yourself grace. Your readers are here to read your words, not make demands. We’re here for you.
Thank you so much. I think I am definitely not going to worry about it, let it be what it is, sometimes that will be parts and others will not be. I will continue to write what I please. Thank you so much for all the support and reading my like. Thank you for being here!
I held off on doing a blog for a long time, because everyone always said you have to have a specific topic, which I couldn’t think of. But then I thought ‘I’ll do it anyway’, and went ahead. I write what I want, and if people read it (and some people do) that’s cool. I think if you’re not writing for yourself, there’s no point.
I really couldn’t agree more and I’m so happy you finally took the plunge into making a blog. It’s quite fun honestly!
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“My soul needed to grab onto something to keep from being obliterated. That is where writing saves me.” I can totally relate.
I am so glad something I said resonates with you. Thank you for being here Norah!
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for listening!
Wow. This is a touching and an incredible blog post my friend. Firstly, I want you to know that I am a fan of the subject of “HISTORY” and it was my favorite in High School, I always loved reading about the First World War, Second World War and the history of great nations such as South Africa known for its Apartheid era and the late Nelson Mandela. Then the history of my country called “Swaziland” which is now called Eswatini.
Secondly, I am so sorry about the loss of your Mother, I know how it feels to lose a loved parent, I miss my Mother very much💖💖. I hope you will have strength to keep writing and be strong, I am going to support your blog and leave great comments🙏
Lastly, I am very impressed that you used to run 2 blogs, that is a lot of work. I run one but I used to have 4 websites, I still do but I don’t blog very often there. My blog is a Men’s Fashion and style blog which by the way is full of educational content with the history of style such as the fact that the Classic style for men was known as the Golden Age Of Menswear dating back to the 1920s and 1960s.
Have a great weekend and I like this website name: The Chronicles of history💯
I appreciate the very kind words! I love WWI & WWII history myself a lot. I did run two but not very succesfully because I just couldn’t do it all. Thank you so much for the support!
My pleasure my friend💖💖🙏
Thanks for sharing these chronicles of your history. Your expressions of love for your family and writing shine beautifully, as does your open-hearted honesty throughout your process. I find that today’s instant info and quick answers does challenge increasingly impatient people to read lengthy writing on any subject. I admit to skimming through wordy descriptions and numerous painterly adjectives in the writings of past centuries. Now a picture is worth ten thousand words… a different kind of inflation. My advice is, let Life be your Muse and write, write, write. Best wishes, Shelley ✍️💖💝👏🥰
That is wonderful advice! I definintley have decided to just let the moment dictate how I post it. Some will be broken into parts and others in one stretch depending on how long they are. I appreciate your kind words!
Variety is spice of life. So don’t bother about what people say. Write on….
Writing is not for the faint of heart, but for those who are willing to dedicate themselves fully to the pursuit of their art,this part is the best 🔥❤️
I love that quote too!
You and your readers have sorted this out together very nicely, don’t you think? Your struggles have doppelgangers in my own life as a writer, and I have found that there’s never one single done-and-dusted solution. So when life says, “You are overloaded, this is too much, Rachel,” I notice, but I don’t worry too hard about it. Either the pressure will lift, or I will change something and settle back down. What keeps me sane is that all the pressure comes from within. I imposed a goal so I can change it or drop it. And you have clearly got that power and are using it. Great stuff.
That is a wonderful way of looking at it Rachel! I love this comment so much. The power is all ours! Well said!
I’m so inspired by your passion for writing and your willingness to learn and adapt.
Don’t worry about confusing readers – your menu and about section clearly explain your approach. I think it’s great that you’re open to feedback and willing to evolve. As for post length, I think it depends on the content and audience. Some people prefer bite-sized pieces, while others enjoy longer, more in-depth articles. Maybe experiment with both and see what works best for you and your readers.
Also I so agree with the first comment, this is my first read on your site and I’m already amazed.
I really appreciate that. I’m so happy to have you here!
Aw, this is such a kind comment. Everybody here has helped a lot. I’m going to do just that! Let the writing just dictate how it is posted. There is no need for worrying. I am already winning by just getting the words out and being blessed to have this blog. It’s really sound advice. Thank you so much!
What a so genuine post! It’s been a journey with blogging for you! Me too I had to start my blog when I was in a somewhat painful situation! But soon realized it’s something I’ve loved since I was young, to express myself creatively. There’s a tonne of things you’ve talked about but making the post look shorter for easy engagement! I uses 3 to 4 lines per paragraph too… also through this post I’ve noticed you talk about something with so much words try to shorten that…otherwise you’re so well versed in your articles keep blogging. New subscriber here!👋
Hi Festo! I appreciate the advice. Being wordy is something I’m trying to work on and get better with. Cut out the unnecessary. Thanks for being here! I hope whatever struggles life brings your way that you keep blogging!
You’re welcome and thank you too
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