Do you remember the old days of the internet? Back before everything had to be about selling something and when people posted on sites like Livejournal just for the heck of it?
I’m showing my age, but I don’t care. Truth be told, I miss those days a little.
Okay, more than a little.
So when it recently dawned on me that I have a website and, thus, a blog that I can run however I want, the little lightbulb in my head went on. 💡
The world feels very uncertain right now.
(Understatement, I know.)
I can’t change the uncertainty. But I can use my voice to tell stories I want to tell. I can use this space to cultivate some humanity on the internet and maybe even form a community of readers who are just looking for something to read that isn’t going to end with “and if you liked this, buy my product.”
Humanity, community, story.
There are my three reasons. I like them. These are things I believe in, things I want to see more of. This blog is me doing my part to be the change I want to see.
Now, all that said, I’m still a writer and a small business owner. There is a signup form for my newsletter at the end of every post, but there’s no pressure to use it. (Though if you’d like to, I’d love to have you.) I will never ask you to buy my services on this blog, though I will blog about craft, writing, storytelling, and other things related to my business, largely because I love these things and want to talk about them. This does not mean I expect anyone to rush and buy something. If you want to support me by doing so, thank you, but it’s in no way required.
This also does not mean I will be writing the blog of kittens and unicorns. Humanity is messy. Community isn’t perfect. Stories are sometimes dark. I’m not here to be doom and gloom—not at all. But I’m not here to just be perky all the time. I don’t think I could be perky all the time if my life depended on it.
So, we’ve covered what you aren’t getting.
Now, let’s talk about what you will get from this blog.
You’ll get a girl on the internet who decided she wanted to talk about stuff she likes and only optimize it for SEO if she felt like it. And who figured she’d have a CTA at the end of her posts but wanted to be lazy about it and have her blog append it automatically.
Obviously, this won’t be Livejournal, but I’m hoping to hit that “just posting because I can” feel. Expect a few hundred words once a week on whatever topic strikes my fancy—books, movies, my D&D games, my current writing project (or lack thereof), something I’m excited about, something that ticked me off, etc.
Basically, expect a human…raised by humans. (Okay, I couldn’t help it. That’s the best line in Elf.)
Right, this is already longer than I wanted, so I’ll leave it here. See you next week.
(Oh, okay, fine. I’ll do the CTA thing just once and be done with it.) And if you’d like to hear more from me or learn about immersive storytelling for your novel or role-playing-game campaign, you can subscribe to Troll Talk below. Or you can not. Either way’s fine.
👋 Fair travels,
Mary
