If there’s two types of people in the world:
- Minimalist: Keeps as little as possible
- Hoarder: Gets rid of as little as possible
then I am absolutely neither of them.
But of course that’s a very sparse definition of minimalists and hoarders. I could go the other way:
If there’s two types of people in the world:
- Minimalist: gets rid of stuff
- Hoarder: gets more stuff
then I am absolutely both of them.
I love finding new favorite things as much as I love clearing out my house of all the excess. Just shop my closet to find that out.
And in the world of building a brand and platform, there a plenty of new favorite things to discover I’m supposed to do. I have a whole pile of things on the backlog of possibilities.
But a brand and platform of an artist can’t be everywhere. I can’t hoard all the things for that. I have to be selective. We have to be selective. A combination of where our audience is and where our joy lies.
I probably have a good chunk of a potential audience on Instagram, but making pretty visuals is overwhelming to me. So I stick with Facebook – a safe bet – and Twitter, which I just love being on regardless of my reach. And here, WordPress, my blogging community, always my little homebase.
Do you ever feel stretched too thin? Like a ghost shadow of yourself covering the town because there’s too many places to be at once. Well for me, it’s come time to publish my book, which means my to-do list got way bigger and it’s about time I have a monthly email update to my biggest supporters (hey, if that’s you, go sign up!) to peek behind the scenes of my publishing journey.
As if that’s not enough, I’m providing writing classes. (If you’re in Central IL, check it out.) I know, what was I thinking!? I recommend adding only one new thing at a time, and I definitely threw caution to the wind here.
That’s a lot of places to be. Something’s gotta give and there’s not really many things to come off the plate anymore.
So instead of weekly blogposts, I am adjusting that to once or twice monthly. I’ve been told readers won’t notice, but of course I kinda hope you do 🙂 When you miss me, sign up for my email newsletter or get in touch and ask me how my writing is going and if the (fictional) murder gives enough goosebumps yet. Or ask to beta read my murderous draft because this is your last chance, I have a few slots left before I’m to booklaunch.
Oh, and you can also contact me to pitch a guest blogpost that matches my general topics and brand. You have lots of options!
- Mermaids
- Pirates
- Book art
- Dabbling in art you have no business dabbling in (my failed attempts at painting for instance)
- Mental health
- Chai lattes
- Adventuring
- Creative arts in the church
- Artistic fashion
- Bookish or literary discussions
- About writing in a very practical sense or in a very entertaining sense
- Inspiration, motivation, or instruction for creatives in general
If I have a niche, it’s not a very nichey niche 😉 So tell me what you want to guest post. And I’ll be back here in a few weeks with a riveting post about our favorite inspiration: Lady Gaga 🙂
