More Work, Less Bullsh*t

I skipped last week’s journal entry, and for good reason—I was writing. Not just the Self-Rising Flower novel, but also two other story concepts that came to me over the past couple of weeks.

Actual writing.

Not talking about writing. Not posting online about writing. Just doing the work. Paying the dues.

I remember an online acquaintance who claimed to be an author. She posted multiple times a day about her life, random thoughts, and writing process. A nonstop stream of updates flooding my timeline. Eventually, I asked her when did she have the time to do any writing for her books. She said she could “multitask.” Years passed, and nothing ever came out.

This is the problem today—people think marketing means posting constantly, even when they have nothing to show for it. And for some industries, that makes sense. If you’re a chef, artist, or DIY creator, showing your process keeps people engaged. But writing? Writing is different.

I can’t justify pouring energy into blog posts and social media content under the guise of “building an audience” when that energy should be going into the book or script itself. There are tradeoffs, of course—I don’t cultivate followers, but I finish my work — and it always seems like i’m putting something new out.

Plenty of people will argue against my way of thinking, but I prefer to let my work speak for itself.

So no, you won’t catch me making skits, pulling stunts, or performing like a circus act online just to hawk a book. The worst you’ll see from me is posting about how much of a stupid f*cking idiot Trump is and how his entire administration should be removed and burned.

But even that, I try to keep to a minimum.

Meanwhile, Self-Rising Flower is progressing well, and I’ve blueprinted two new stories. Not to mention Cellphone Problem is actively in production.

More work. Less bullsh*t.

Back to it.

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