10 years of e book running a blog

This weblog modified my life.

I do know, it’s been some time since I’ve been lively. Lengthy gone are the nice previous days – saying this makes me really feel like 100 years previous, however nicely, if you’ve been e book running a blog for 10 years, you’re not a dinosaur anymore. You’re like, neolithic or one thing. ANYWAY.

Lengthy gone are the nice previous glowing days of e book running a blog. Now this all feels rusty, not shiny sufficient, not quick sufficient, simply plain not sufficient.

I don’t care.

Guide running a blog modified my life.

10 years in the past, I used to be finding out at college, actually distant from dwelling for the very first time. I keep in mind that quote, hanging in my bed room, that well-known John Inexperienced quote everybody is aware of by coronary heart -or not less than, followers or the novelist.

“If folks have been rain, I used to be drizzle and he or she was a hurricane.”

Humorous how a quote I really like began this entire factor.

Humorous how, right here I’m, 10 years later. Writing on a sofa as an alternative of my mattress, as a full-time employed particular person as an alternative of a scholar, AS A FREAKING PUBLISHED AUTHOR.

Excuse me. Pause as a result of I’m tearing up proper now.

Okay, I’m again with tissues, now.

I began this 10 years in the past considering this is able to be a enjoyable enterprise. Speaking about books with folks on the web! Discovering new books to learn and scream about!

It was enjoyable. It’s been enjoyable, but additionally, it’s modified my life. I’m most likely saying this to be sappy, however it’s additionally so, very true.

Rising this weblog made me extra assured, in my writing, in my very own self, in my ardour. Rising this weblog made me really feel like I used to be really good at one thing. Rising this weblog made me need to write once more, made me write one, two, three, 4 totally different books. Rising this weblog made me the author I’m at the moment, the particular person I’m at the moment, as nicely.

It’s not all sunshines and rainbows. Typically it’s thunderstorms, black holes of no inspiration I disappear into, coronary heart shattered at writing for therefore lengthy with no suggestions, no web page views, no feedback. It’s hoping, foolishly, to someway, sometime, generate profits e book running a blog solely to finish up upset as a result of some desires can’t be actual. It’s folks leaving for brighter skies – learn: sooner skies, social media, howdy. It’s dropping contact.

But, and but.

It’s additionally creating connections, assembly folks from all internationally, a few of whom I speak to every day, by no means, ever about running a blog anymore, however someway the whole lot else. It’s connection glowing from a love of books, blossoming into one thing else. Actual friendship.

It’s falling in love with the method of writing, getting again to this little nook of the web I made mine over 10 years in the past, now. It’s discovering sparkles for writing, it’s watching readers of a dumb previous, dinosaur-like e book weblog purchase my e book, learn my e book, advocate my e book.

It’s ending up, impossibly, at one of many greatest younger grownup e book conference within the UK as an creator. Standing there, all nerves and pleasure, and listening to:

“I’ve been following your weblog for therefore lengthy.”

It’s tearing up whereas scripting this publish as a result of, whereas my thoughts has been too busy attempting to make it on these new platforms everyone seems to be on, now (as a result of they appear so crucial as a model new creator) ;

This place is, has at all times been and can at all times be one of many greatest components of me.

I’m undecided methods to finish this, besides with thanks. For studying, for following, for commenting, for supporting my creator endeavors, for purchasing, studying, reviewing my e book.

For the limitless e book suggestions, for making me uncover new favourite authors, for making me fall in love with studying, time and again.

For the whole lot, actually. Thanks.

🔎 10 years e book running a blog in numbers (only for enjoyable):

• 1 304 weblog posts
• 67 038 feedback
• 668 371 web page views
• 1 e book revealed (!!!)

Sorry for the sappy publish (and for disappearing a lot). I hope you’re all doing nicely, be happy to speak with me in feedback!? How do you’re feeling about running a blog, now?!

I’d love to listen to from you within the feedback!

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