As I have set the wheels of adventure in motion regarding my writing future, I wonder if perhaps I am not really ready. I have been posting writings for over a year to my Fiction blog, as well as on a few other sites and have not received much if any feedback. I am beginning to think there are really only a couple of reasons.
First, I don't actively promote my site or postings like most writers. For me, right now, getting these items out for people to even s be able to read was a huge first step. I have gotten better at believing in my self, but that is, and probably always will be, an ongoing process. Posting on other sites has been fun, I have read a lot of great stuff and gotten a small taste of what the writing world is doing online. There are tons of resources to get my name and work out there, but I have been more focused on actually having something to put out there.
Second, I am wondering if people are not commenting or reading my stuff because it is in fact really not that good at all. I know I wonder about this all the time, but I don't post something on other sites unless I really like it or am proud of it. I never post something just to get something posted. I feel that would undermine my efforts to become a good and solid writer. So please, feel free to comment!
I need to enter more contests, really heed what I will learn in upcoming workshops and classes; my motivation and commitment are there, but I also feel that any skills I lack can be learned and I am not one to shy away from learning.
Ramble...ramble...
The only way I've found to get more followers and more comments is to follow other people's blogs and become a regular commenter. It's sort of an unwritten rule online that if you follow someone, they will follow you. And if you comment on their blog, they will begin commenting on yours.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's your writing that's the problem. You just need to get out and visit some blogs and make some friend. :)