Okay, over a week without a post – something must be up and it is. Change is afoot here at Feeding Change. Don’t worry, I’m not stopping blogging. It’s been rewarding and a lot of fun. The blog will go on, but some tinkering must be done.
I started this whole process about 10 months ago not sure what blogging was and definitely not sure what my blog would be. Feeding Change has grown into a small micro-micro-casting environment and I’m very proud of it, but the posts are all scattered and without a unifying reason of being. It’s time to refocus and redefine what this space is all about.
Here’s what I’ve been thinking (besides Bush has got to go):
The best blogs are ones that are focused with a particular theme. This is how micro-casting works. I visit Clickable Culture to find out what’s new and weird with video games, tech and zombies. I read Dave Pollard’s How to Save the World to learn how to, er, save the world.
One thing I’ve always struggled with in Feeding Change is “What is my theme?” I don’t seem to have one. I’m very passionate about a lot of issues like politics, the environment, technology, writing, youth culture and more. My posts seem to spray out in all these areas with no unifying theme. And that not only makes for a confusing blog, it also makes it a confusing one to write for.
I’m in the process of switching my hosting and moving from Blogger to Movable Type, thanks to Jim at No Media Kings, who will both host my main site and my blog. So, as I go through the process of switching over, this blog will switch over too. It’s going to focus on the one thing that I think ties all my interests together: writing. Specifically writing for kids. It’s what I do. It’s how I live my life. And it’s what I want to blog about.
I’m lucky enough to pay my bills through my writing, but I’m definitely stumbling my way through it. With a new series of books out, I’m now exploring how to promote them and move to the next stage of being a writer. That means book signings, school visits and finally getting an agent (do I need one? – still undecided on that.), life as a freelance writer, finding good resources and more.
These are all questions I need to answers to, and perhaps blogging about them will help. For me all my other interests (environment, technology, politics, etc) are always seen through the lens of writing for kids, so I don’t think I’ll be talking exclusively about how many pages I’ve written, or the trouble I’m having with the plot of my latest novel idea. A writing blog like that wouldn’t interest me for long and I know it wouldn’t interest you either.
So, change is in air, but in the meantime, I will continue to post here and ramble about cell phones for kids, or the need to talk about politics. But if it falls silent for a few days at a time, don’t despair – I’m not flaking out on blogging. I’m just finding my focus. And I’m getting close.
Stay tuned . . .
