My new approach to blogging

I was trying to decide what to write about when I realized I have a new approach to blogging. When I started this several years ago, I would choose a topic (usually something I was already researching for my book) that I thought was interesting. I was doing quite a bit of research at that time. Japanese myths, monsters, everything about the moon, Taoism, Shintoism and Buddhism, etc ... There was lots to choose from, but my blogs were like mini-reports that I would have turned in at school in high school (okay, not really but kinda). In other words, fucking boring, unless you are in the mood to learn. I spent hours reviewing and perfecting the language and choosing the perfect quote to complement my writing.

I'd like to think I've relaxed a bit. Maybe that's partially a cop-out for being lazy, but lately my blogs are little more than randomness spewing from my brain to my keyboard. I don't think that's a bad thing. Let's face it: nobody reads this shit, so I might as well give myself free rein. In a way, it's an improvement, because there are fewer filters, as you may notice my profanity seems to be steadily increasing the more I write.

I am actually getting very excited about my writing. I have more or less finished book one. It only took 5 years, people! I am waiting for my beta readers and copy editors to finish their reviews as I look for inconsistencies on my own. But I also took the time yesterday to review everything I had written on book two, and I actually have a lot of good ideas. More than I thought. I have a lot of work to do, but I'm excited, and I haven't been excited in a long time.

I'm saving money to get the LLC paperwork etc filed for my little publishing company. Things are really starting to move, and I'm hoping to keep it going. Not that any of you care. But I'm sure you writers out there can attest that staying motivated for long periods of time is not easy. Screw you resistance!

J. L. Dodd

P.S. Sorry this is just a bunch rambling bullshit... Sorry not sorry ...

"Most books about writing are filled with bullshit. Fiction writers, present company included, don't understand very much about what they do—not why it works when it's good, not why it doesn't when it's bad."-- Stephen King