Introducing Mandy Miracle
So here’s the thing. I blogged every day in May, as part of the WordCount 2010 Blogathon… and I didn’t enjoy it. It wasn’t meaningful. I only really cared about a handful of things I posted, like this.
As I discussed my quandary with a friend, she said, “Well, why don’t you try a different kind of blog?” At first, I resisted – I mean, here I’ve spent time and energy trying to build up a following for one thing, and now I’m going back to square one?
But that line of thinking alone clued me in: Building a following shouldn’t be goal #1 (especially when I don’t have a business plan to speak of). I need blogging to be an artistic outlet for me. I was hemming myself in by trying too hard to tightly define “This blog is about X” so that I could define it easily, market it easily… but I wasn’t having any fun. And that sucks.
So I came up with an alter-ego to jump-start my creativity and give me permission to do whatever the hell I want; and I found a new sandbox that I am thoroughly enjoying. Alter-ego: Mandy Miracle. Playspace: Tumblr. Check it out. I can’t promise this will last, but if it doesn’t, I promise to tell you about my next adventure.
I’m going to read it! My blogathon goal was pretty much to post whatever the hell I wanted without worrying about theme or a following, and I really had a good time. I hope your new blog is the start of something wonderful.
Why do something that you don’t enjoy. I think that would stifle creativity and I also think your blog should be primarily for you. A secondary goal would be for others to find interest in what you write.
Of course, I don’t really know about blogs but this is my impression.
Thanks to both of you…here’s to more fun and more creativity. :)
Love it love it love it!! I feel the same way about writing – it’s supposed to be fun and creative and artistic. I’m over the posts by professional bloggers about “100 ways to build more traffic” blah blah blah. I’m much more interested in hearing about people’s lives and creative pursuits.
A metaphor is like a simile.
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