Focusing on the future: It involves Vampires
Originally posted on Maggie J:
As per my #WriterRecharge goal, here is my second blog post of the week. As I said before, I am still looking for a focus for my blog, and based on some info gleaned from my recent writers meeting, I think I have found it.
Since blogging is designed to entice readers to follow, blogging about writing and the writing process does not serve that purpose. This is new information for me, and I am consciously trying to train myself to not blog about my process. I need to focus more on building a readership. And my foundation is: VAMPIRES!
I’ve been connecting with groups and people on Facebook, and trying to connect with them on Twitter also. I shall report on the efficacy on both of those attempts at a later date.
As of now, because I am going to publish a vampire novel, I need to focus more on vampires, both in the print and video realm. I have limited my exposure for the past few years, to hinder the chances of influencing my character development and storyline. I think this boundary may be impeding my scope and I should limit my exposure now to ONLY vampires.
Each week, I would like to review a book or movie I have watched/read and offer my opinion and maybe compare that experience to the vampires I am currently writing about. Maybe I’m not getting as far away from the writing process as I should be, but this is a work in progress. Baby steps.
I have several vampire based books/series I have downloaded for Kindle, so I will use those for the next few weeks to review, no specified day of the week chosen yet (not Saturday, I usually take a break from social media on the weekends, but I worked all day today so… here this post is).
I do not enjoy paying for… anything really, so buying movies for more than a few dollars will probably not happen. I do not mind living on vampire-centric “free” offerings, but this is probably not going to round out my experience.
Please leave me your suggestions of vampire “essential” viewing and reading requirements in the comments. I will do my best to view/read each suggestion, but due to my aversion to paying, I cannot promise to comply. If you’d like to share your DVD collection with me, I can guarantee the return of your discs, but there is no pressure or obligation to assist me in this endeavor.
One day next week, I shall post my first review. Let’s hope it is a great one.
