Bookish

Apologies in advance for the vague-blogging, but I was thinking about the work I've done, and the work I've yet to do, in terms of writing, and I had a kind of revelation the other day (very Gen X to say "a kind of revelation" I know).

But you've seen me grousing about all the junk writing that's clogging the publishing world, lamenting the sea of books out there for what's always been a minority of readers out there.

Standing out amid all of that is really difficult. It's like trying to sing a song (and be heard) in a cavern full of screaming people. It's just hard to stand out.

To succeed in my own writerly goals, I need to go where the majority of writers can't go. I need a way to stand out, and I think I have a way, at least with some of my projects.

Now, here's the apology part, because I'm not going to explain what I'm up to, project-wise, because I need to do the prepwork in relative peace and quiet. All I'll say if you're actually following this blog is you'll know it when you see it, will be like "Ah, THAT'S what he was alluding to before..."

I'm not one of those writers who basically liveblogs what he's working on. Just know that I'm pursuing some writing projects that I think'll raise my profile amid the torrent of other writers out there.