Blogtober 4
It’s kind of strange, trying to come up with things to write about for Blogtober. I feel like I should save writing about writing for the Wondering Project, where I’ve been wondering about writing for a page or two a day over on my Patreon. I’ve been nerding out about things on my new Hardcore Fanboy podcast. I still don’t feel comfortable writing about the business side of writing in any kind of instructional way because I still haven’t figured out how to maintain a steady income from writing. What modern modicum of success I do have comes mostly from my storytelling and hustling at events rather than any kind of true business acumen. When I was at my most successful, all things clicked together in a series of surreal happy accidents. Mostly, I’m struggling like many other working and hustling creatives.
So then… Since it has been decided that I will finish blog tober this year… As I have spoken… What shall I write about? What subjects can I bring to this solitary discourse I am having with myself?
Perhaps that’s it… Perhaps over the next few weeks, I’ll entertain a dialogue with myself. What an interesting idea. How fascinating to explore myself in these journal pages and then post it for whatever small portion of the population decides to wander by my website.
Just now I took several minutes to check in with myself to see how I really feel about that undertaking. It’s the middle of the afternoon, and I’m sitting at a table in the front yard. I stared into the crisp blue above me. Birds of all kinds are chirping around me. Some ducks are quacking in the distance. I tested how I felt about this in my head, my heart, and my gut. I feel pretty okay with this.
I do a lot of checking in with myself these days. Perhaps I’ll write about that more in the days to come. I don’t feel much like having that dialogue with myself right now. Besides, this post isn’t about checking in with myself. This post is about what I’m going to blog about for the next few weeks. I only change topics in writing if I feel compelled to, and right now, I do not feel compelled. I didn’t even have to check in with myself on that one. Sometimes, I just know which way I want to go.
So it is decided. Through October 2023, I’ll be in conversation with myself about myself. This should be interesting.
Stay tuned for more.
