Authors Electric

Monkeys blogging Juliofranco [Public domain] Wikimedia Commons I started blogging because my publisher told me to. All authors have to blog these days, she said, just as all authors need a social media presence. Readers want to feel a personal connection to an author. But I know plenty of authors who refuse to blog. They warned me. It’s too much work. It will distract you from your real writing. You’ll run out of topics. You’ll get bored. As it turned out, I didn’t. I’ve been blogging once a week now for almost two years. Blog post #100 is coming up soon. Sure, I’ve taken breaks for holidays and travel but so far I’ve never considered stopping. So what’s in it for me? blogging is writing, too I write every day, 7 days a week. Usually, I start with my journal. It’s my morning workout. Some days, all I can manage is a list of the things I need to do that day or what I ate the night before. But more often than not, I’ll get a brainwave. A new plot twist or scene th...