![]() And having a commitment, something I’ve promised myself and others that I’ll do, only adds to my anxiety when I’m ebbing. My energy and motivation ebb and flow like the tide during a full moon. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about jumping back into the blogging pool. ![]() If I could die and be reincarnated, I’d want to come back as David Sedaris. I observe and report, I muse and I ponder, I share my thoughts and opinions. But I’ve realized my strength, and my happiness, is in the short form. I can do fiction (quite well, actually) and I know I’ve got a knack for snappy and realistic dialogue. But the more I saw discussions on character development, plot summaries, protagonists and antagonists, the more I began to realize I was out of my realm. However, when your MC is a flying cow, you don’t have much to add to a thread asking followers to chime in on questions like, “What would you do if you woke up and found yourself naked in bed with your MC?”Īlways eager to fit in, I initially thought, “Welp, it’s time to write that novel I’m completely unprepared and unqualified to tackle!” I even came up with an idea I thought might make an interesting story and tried to get it to blossom. So, although I didn’t know it until Google demystified the acronyms, I do have a WIP and MC. I’ve also got a series of children’s books currently being ignored on Amazon (we’ll talk about that in another post). Of course, blogging isn’t the only thing I do. Fortunately, the warm and welcoming nature of the group helps to ease the intimidating and terrifying aspect of finding oneself in the midst of such a crowd. These are writer-writers, and there is much discussion of genres, WIPs and MCs (work in progress and main character … I know, I had to Google it, too). These people aren’t writers like me, waxing and waning on updates to a blog read by tens of people. One thing led to another, and I stumbled upon #WritingCommunity. I simply had nothing better to do and wondered what had become of my old account. And it was boredom that initiated my return. In my mind, Twitter was the realm of celebrities and snark, a competition for Likes and RTs and after a few months on it a number of years ago, I got bored and left. Thousands of people from all over the world, all dedicated to the craft of writing, sharing their stories and struggles. There I found a gathering of writers the likes of which I’d never before experienced. Whilst there, I discovered The Writing Community, better known in Twitterspeak as #WritingCommunity. What’s got me coming back now is that I’ve been spending some time tweeting on the Twitter. You begin questioning whether or not they’ll want to talk to you, or if it’s been so long that now it’s too long. Will I be welcomed back? Am I really ready to start this again? Can I actually stay focused this time? It’s a bit like picking up the phone to call a friend you haven’t talked to in a very long time. Not only do readers get tired of waiting for the next update and start to fall away, but you reach a point where it’s been so long that updating feels uncomfortable. Not posting for an extended period is dangerous to the health of a blog. Then I’d fall in the hole and not make an appearance for weeks or months. I’d have good spells where I posted nearly every day. And when you’re inconsistent, the time between posts can be erratic. But, when you’ve got a case of the bipolars, it can be difficult to be a consistent blogger. An abandoned blog, adrift in the Blogosphere, like a tumbleweed spinning across the desert, accompanied only by the sound of crickets and the occasional howl of a lone coyote.Īt least, that’s how I’ve thought of her, and I’ve felt guilty for it. ![]() Since then, she (yes, she … Buttercup identifies as female) has sat un-updated and, I’m assuming, unread. I last posted to Pucker Up Buttercup nearly thre e years ago. All Rights Reserved.How long can a blog remain dormant and still be viable? We’re about to find out. ~All designs and photos owned by 417 Designs © Copyright 2014-present. ~We reserve the right to SELL any and all designs we create, including Custom Designs, in any of our retail outlets including our online stores. ~We have SOLE OWNERSHIP of any and all designs we create, including Custom Designs & reserve the right to SHARE any and all designs we create, including Custom Designs, on all social media. ~Different computer screens display colors differently as does photography + editing. ~Due to the custom nature of our work we DO NOT accept returns. Your order will ship 3-5 business days from the date of purchase. This listing is for one -ready to ship- sign. No vinyl is used, this sign is 100% paint, stain & wood. Lightly distressed wood framed farmhouse sign.
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