I've been thinking about the direction of my blog for a while now and what value I want to give to those who read it. First of all it is of course a blog following my experiences as a new writer and in time hopefully as a professional writer but I have been thinking how best can I get that across without coming across as an egomaniac, or boring, self absorbed and so on. I had a few ideas and decided my favourite is to write my blog as a series of articles each coming back to a certain point. Which hopefully can show my own personal journey but also help other along theirs. I'm also changing the title of my blog Life Writing was only really temporary because I couldn't think of a better title but I am now changing to Resilient Writer, as that is what I am aiming for.
Any way with out further ado, I plan to write about my journey through writing via a series of articles, each article will belong to a category which I will outline below so you can find everything easily. The articles will be both personal and advice articles from my own tips and others I find from other wonderful people throughout the community.
Series include:
Back to Basics...
Just starting out in writing, not been writing very long or you just want to get back to the reasons you started in the first place, then you want back to basics. This section is all about the things you need to think about and do before anything else.
Levelling up...
Got the basics down, then its time to step it up a gear. Maybe you have sold your first article/ short story or eBook and want to progress into the big leagues, then this is the section for you. Featuring better equipment, tips, how to look through the eyes of a publisher plus much more.
Resilience/ Rejection...
It's going to come, you know it is. But how are you going to deal with it (bar screaming and shouting and sending an angry email to the publisher.) (Hint: this is a joke don't ever do this!) Tips on how to deal with the dreaded rejection letter from your very first one, to the day when you receive 15 of them.
10,000 hours...
They say it takes 10,000 hours to develop talent and this still doesn't guarantee success or a nice big fat pay check at the end... yet you are still writing. This section is dedicated to you, how to push on as well as challenges we can do together to reach the target.
Purpose and productivity...
What's your purpose/dream: to get published in your favourite magazine, to win a local competition, to win the Bridport prize for flash fiction, to sell 1 million copies of your book? Figure out your biggest dreams here and then how to find the time to pursue them.
Passion...
This section is all about drive and how other people keep it, this includes kick up the backside articles and answering some serious questions about your writing passion.
101...
This is writing 101, these are some pretty long articles featuring 101 things like inspiration, challenges, quotes and so on.
Competitions...
This section will feature competitions up and coming, free competitions and the big competitions you can enter as well.
Down to business...
These articles will be for the business side of writing, how to deal with the finances, the day to day number counts, how to think like a professional, spreadsheets and the like.
Personal...
There will still be personal articles on the blog, these will mostly report on my progress and goals once a month on the 1st.
