The Unexpected
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:02 am
I thought I drop in with a few words about the unexpected. I started a blog about five months ago, building it slowly, very slowly. I thought it would be a good tool in quite a few ways, and it has brought me some business. I have become discouraged on and off about its performance, wishing my numbers would grow faster. I've lusted after more comments from visitors, and kicked myself for not learning more about photography.
Last Sunday, I was thinking about how it's been a while since something really good happened with my writing. I'm a devoted plodder, creating output, staying consistent. Okay, I'm getting to the point now. When I woke up on Monday, I discovered that my blog had been featured in the [i]Wall Street Journal's[/i], Blog Watch column. This was totally unexpected. I even had to subscribe to the paper to find out what they were writing about me.
This is a hoot, truly. It's also a lesson for us about staying with our projects, even when the prospect looks bleak and other pursuits make more monetary sense. I couldn't have planned it; it wasn't on my schedule for this month, or this year, or ever. Yet, here it is.
I'm not going to list the blog here, and it's written under my real name, not S. A. Holt. I will say that it's about herbs.
If you have a pet project gathering dust in a drawer, or an idea for a blog that hasn't moved out of the pondering stage, don't give up on it. I'm here to tell you, anything can happen, whether you plan it or not.
If you have a story about an unexpected event in your writing life, please take a moment to share.
Last Sunday, I was thinking about how it's been a while since something really good happened with my writing. I'm a devoted plodder, creating output, staying consistent. Okay, I'm getting to the point now. When I woke up on Monday, I discovered that my blog had been featured in the [i]Wall Street Journal's[/i], Blog Watch column. This was totally unexpected. I even had to subscribe to the paper to find out what they were writing about me.
This is a hoot, truly. It's also a lesson for us about staying with our projects, even when the prospect looks bleak and other pursuits make more monetary sense. I couldn't have planned it; it wasn't on my schedule for this month, or this year, or ever. Yet, here it is.
I'm not going to list the blog here, and it's written under my real name, not S. A. Holt. I will say that it's about herbs.
If you have a pet project gathering dust in a drawer, or an idea for a blog that hasn't moved out of the pondering stage, don't give up on it. I'm here to tell you, anything can happen, whether you plan it or not.
If you have a story about an unexpected event in your writing life, please take a moment to share.
I also have a pet project, as some of our buddies here know: cute writing, cutewriting.blogspot.com.