I’ve been trying to find ways to get more people to follow my fiction blog. I realize that fiction doesn’t tend to be as popular as real life sorts of sites, like this one; I think that’s partly because fiction is more subjective. If the first piece someone reads isn’t quite their cup of tea, they’re more likely to skip the whole thing. Which is, not so oddly enough, why it’s so important to have a great ‘hook’ at the beginning of a story.
But I digress.
In an attempt to get more bloggers to go to my fiction blog–to see that it exists–I’ve decided to make it my primary blog for a week. What this means is, if you click on my name, say, in the comment section of a post, the link will take you to “Inspiration in Progress” instead of here: “Life in Progress.”
I’m telling you this because if it annoys you, my regular followers, I’ll change it back. But I need you to let me know. The place to do it is in the comment section below.
I’ll make the change Monday morning, since I won’t be around for most of today.
Have a lovely Sunday, everyone!
September 29, 2014 at 6:48 pm
I will read very little fiction on blogs, and I always read yours, so this affects me very little, I suppose. I very much enjoy the word choices which lead to the brevity of your pieces. You really make every word count.
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September 28, 2014 at 8:11 pm
What’s the address of your other blog? I’ll add it to Feedly.
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September 29, 2014 at 1:46 pm
It’s http://lindaghillfiction.com/ Thanks, John! 😀
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September 28, 2014 at 6:22 pm
Like Silver Threading, I let my blog cover all kinds of topics-fiction, poetry, rants, essays, guest posts, the works. Not ever topic is popular, but I find single visitor spend more time on the site exploring different posts, 3-4 per unique visitor on a regular basis. Sometimes a single visitor will look at up to ten.
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September 29, 2014 at 1:45 pm
I started out that way but then everyone kept telling me that it was better to stick to a certain theme, so I made a separate fiction blog. It’s been in existence for a year and a half and has just over a quarter of the number of followers as this one does… and I’m sure a lot of that has much to do with the fact that no one knows it’s there. 😛
Thanks for sharing your experience – maybe I should have just left well enough alone in the first place.
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September 28, 2014 at 5:59 pm
It won’t bother me because I get both of your blogs in my reader :-D. But I think it’s a great idea. Maybe it will help drive new traffic to your other blog!
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September 29, 2014 at 1:41 pm
I hope so! Thanks, Leigh. 🙂
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September 28, 2014 at 4:08 pm
Just found your blog so it’s new to me. Will follow from today. I’m just getting serious about writing is I want to see what you’re doing.
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September 29, 2014 at 1:39 pm
I’m very happy you found me! Thanks very much, and if there’s anything I can do to help you along, please let me know. 🙂
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September 28, 2014 at 2:08 pm
I actually agree with the others saying combine them. Like for me I have started a 52 Fictions Project on mine where I do one piece every week for a whole year. It would be a good way to ease them together in my opinion. I hope you the best of luck with your fiction, I will be searching for it excitedly.
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September 29, 2014 at 1:38 pm
I’m happy to see you found my fiction blog! 🙂 Thanks, Wes!
It’s a bit late to combine them though – there are 245 entries over there. I just need a good way to connect the two I think. I have a link now to the most recent 5 posts at the top of this page. Hopefully that will give my fiction blog more exposure. 🙂
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September 29, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Fair enough, Though it is considerably easier to run one blog and get it noticed than to have two blogs and have your followers split apart.
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September 29, 2014 at 2:14 pm
Tell me about it. 🙄
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September 28, 2014 at 1:57 pm
Completely on board with your idea – alas, I do prefer connecting with your ‘real life’ but interested enough to book mark it or navigate my way here without you making it easy! 🙂 Interested in how this change pans out! RE: just heard of yet another poor soul who struggled with a torn rotator cuff that was undiagnosed for 6 months or more – to date, all 7 of those I know finally got the diagnosis after having an MRI – here’s hoping you’ve found a doctor/healthcare provider who is helping with your pain/injury! 🙂
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September 29, 2014 at 1:34 pm
Thanks for your kind words about my blog and for your well-wishes for my shoulder. 🙂 Can’t wait to find out what’s wrong!
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September 28, 2014 at 1:24 pm
Didn’t know you had a second blog, either; I suppose that makes me a bad person. But you might want to edit this post so it contains a link to your other blog. XD
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September 29, 2014 at 1:32 pm
Nah, you’re not bad – I’m just bad at advertising I guess. 😛 There’s a link in my sidebar at the top to the recent posts there. And now if you click my name next to my gravatar, it will take you there automatically. 😀
Thanks for your comment, Kaine. 🙂
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September 28, 2014 at 12:13 pm
Glad you said something…didn’t know you had another blog for me to follow (:
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September 29, 2014 at 1:30 pm
That’s the problem right there – no one notices it. 😛
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September 29, 2014 at 1:51 pm
I blame market saturation. And the fact that I don’t have a computer. (;
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September 29, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Er… if you don’t have a computer, how am I getting your comments.
*twilight zone theme starts playing*
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September 29, 2014 at 2:47 pm
WP has an iphone app (:
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September 29, 2014 at 2:58 pm
*needle scratches across twilight zone theme music*
Ahh… I see.
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September 28, 2014 at 11:25 am
Thanks for the warning
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September 29, 2014 at 1:26 pm
😀 Strangely enough, all my old comments go back to this blog. Only the new comments link to the fiction blog.
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September 28, 2014 at 11:22 am
Sorry “his article”
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September 28, 2014 at 11:22 am
No way it will be annoying! Have you read OM’s article about tagging? I’m sure you utilize tagging already but I recommend ha article on http://opinionated man.com. Meanwhile I look forward to reading your fiction. Sincerely Moonstruck
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September 29, 2014 at 1:22 pm
Thanks for the suggestion! I love Opinionated Man’s blog. 🙂
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September 28, 2014 at 11:18 am
Good idea to combine. I’ll be looking for your fiction blog.
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September 29, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Thanks for the follow on my fiction blog, Patricia. 🙂 With 245 posts over there, it seems a lot of work to combine them at this point.
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September 28, 2014 at 9:43 am
Linda combine your blogs. I do fiction, etc. on mine and it works…
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September 29, 2014 at 1:17 pm
But… it took me so long to separate them! 😦 hehe.
Seriously though, I was told when I first started my blog that it was better to stick to a theme. So that’s what I did. There are 245 posts over there. Waaay too much work now.
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September 29, 2014 at 1:31 pm
Then I think you are doing the right thing… switching off and on is perfect. 🙂
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