I’ve been spending a little time thinking about the direction of this blog. In the long run, I’d love to make a living out of writing, but it’s going to take a lot more time and effort than just vomiting my feelings about my (decidedly uninteresting) life into a journal every few days. So I’m thinking about starting some weekly columns for writing on topics I’m passionate about. Here are a few ideas — feel free to add anything you’d want to read about on here. I want to know your ideas too, person who is reading this!
Music: When I asked my Facebook friends what I should start blogging about, almost everyone suggested music, which makes sense, because it’s one of like three things I give a crap about. One of my college friends actually is a music critic (shout-out to Melody Esme, one of the best writers I know personally), so I’ve seen a little of what goes into being one. That being said, I doubt I have the greatest taste in music (whatever that even means), but I wouldn’t mind writing a weekly piece on whatever I’m listening to in my car currently no matter how embarrassing it is.
Life Hacks: I’ve been working on a series for a while about how to manage having ADHD and still be a person. But I wouldn’t mind making this a regular thing. Judging by the feedback I’ve received on these posts, people really like this kind of content. What kinds of tasks do you want to see “hacked” for ADHD-havers?
Fashion & Beauty: Fun fact! I used to write a fashion column for my university’s newspaper. Another fun fact! I know next to nothing about fashion. But I like clothes, and I like wearing clothes. (Well, polite society requires clothing, so if I have to wear things, I want to wear something I like.) On the other hand, makeup and skincare are things I know quite a bit about and like talking about, so I could write about that as well.
My Dumb Fiction Crap: Did you know I’ve been working on the same story since high school? If you’ve been following this blog closely, you’ll know I’ve posted bits and pieces of it on here and for the most part immediately deleted it because I didn’t think it was good enough. But I’m so sick of not finishing the things I start. So I want to share this dumb story with you, once and for all. And once that’s finally out in the world, I have like four other ideas for things to write. My New Years resolution is to actually finish things for once, and I’m starting here.
Devotionals: I’ve dabbled in faith-based stuff before and at one point even started to turn this blog into a spiritual one. I don’t think I want that to be exclusively what I write about, but I think I have a unique perspective on religion, being a queer Christian descended from literal witches and married to an agnostic Jewish woman. I don’t think anyone’s ever had my exact thoughts on God and who He (or She!) is, and maybe the world needs a fresh viewpoint on this stuff.
I wanna hear everyone’s thoughts. What do you want to read about on this blog? Drop a comment and let me know!
Love, Jess
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