2025 blog changes

So with the new year, I’ve made some decisions regarding this blog.

When, I started it in 2014 ( YIKES! 10 years!) I did so as a means to garner new readers for my upcoming writing career. I’d planned on blogging snippets of my current works, trying to help people and novice writers like myself finagle through the publishing business, and generally engaging readers who might want to read my stuff.

In the pasts decade, this blog has become so much more.

At times ( more than I’d like to admit) it has been a diary of sorts for me to write about what’s been going on in my life and try to help me compartmentalize and even move through bouts of depression by getting it all out of my head and down on the page.

Other times, I’ve used this blog as a call to action to show a mirror to the people reading it about things that were going on in the world that I thought were just plain wrong and needed correction. They say if you want a successful writing career you shouldn’t be political in your writings. To that I say “Bullshit.” If I’ve lost readers because of my stances on certain topics, so be it. They were never going to be long term supporters anyway and I’d rather they not read my words but concentrate on writers who fulfill for them the enjoyment they are seeking and who think like they do.

I’ve used this blog to bring some comic relief to my readers through funny memes and gifs. If I can brighten someone’s day with a piece of funny business, then I am happy.

I’ve used it to show off some of my collections ( hordes?) like my Mug Monday posts.

It’s been used to promote and get the word out on any and all new books I’m releasing. And I know those posts get a little obnoxious because I do so many of them in a row!! Sorry about that.

I’ve used it as a way to deal with my mother’s sudden death. Helping to journal everything that was going on in my life post-her-death helped me move through the grieving process to where I can function normally again and not be mired in grief and depression every single day.

I’ve even used it for its original intended purpose.

Moving forward, with my book writing, writer workshop appearances and book signing appearances all scheduled for 2025, I’ve come to the conclusion that you can not burn candles at both ends and expect not to get burned. And by this I mean, I am tired. Writing full-time and doing a daily blog is exhausting at times.

I’m still going to blog, don’t get me wrong. I just may not be on here every single day, discussing every single daily topic like #tuesdaytease and #wednesdaywisdom.

Or I may.

It depends on what kind of mood I am in that day, week, month. Writing deadlines tend to focus me more on the book writing, so I let the blog writing relax for a bit, and will continue to do so.

This past decade has taught me many things but this blog has taught me to be a better writer, a more focused writer, and has made me some new and dear friends along the way.

Here’s to 2025, kids. I am going to try and make it a good year.

~ Peg