This started out as a somewhat different idea, but I think this may be a better direction to go with it.
At first, I was going to do one of these about how I thought I was out of ideas for the time being, but when I gave it some thought for a minute, I realized that I really wasn't. At the same time, I realized that back when I started doing all this, I was at least somewhat consistent about writing at least some of my ideas down and posting them somewhere so I wouldn't forget them and at least a few others might have some idea of what they were, too. I'm going to suggest keeping that and the next bit in mind for a minute because they're going to tie into this plan I mentioned in the title.
Part of the reason I'm doing this is because it's one of the biggest hints and/or pointers I'd give to that fellow I inspired to get into this whole blogging thing a couple weeks back. It's a good idea to write a few ideas down every now and then and put them someplace where you can see them and remember to actually work on them. Like I was saying above, I used to be at least a little better about this than I have been in awhile, and I've kind of fallen off on all this as a result. I've got a couple more like that, but I'm going to save them for their own post that I'll say more about in a bit.
Something else that whole experience got me to thinking about is that this has been a hell of a good year for positive reactions to all this silly Internet shit I do. I've had two really big ones that I can remember this year. Or, at least what count as really big for me, anyway, because I've been what we could call a “Some Guy” creator for pretty much the entirety of the just shy of 30 years I've been doing this sort of thing. I can't remember the last time somebody said in so many words that I'd inspired them to get into all this craziness, if that's ever happened before, and having somebody seriously pay me with real money for doing it came as a complete surprise in and of itself. Both of those are things that I can make at least one post out of, and perhaps even two. But I'll get to that later.
For now, I'm going to take some of my own advice and make a quick list of a few of my ideas here so a few of us can see what they are, and hopefully keep me on task for getting them done. Here's what I'm thinking at the moment:
Hints And Pointers: Just a few things I've learned over the years about doing a halfway decent job of this whole “content creator” thing, including writing your ideas down and actually setting aside time to work on them.
Big Year For Positives: As I was saying above, I've had two really positive responses to my work this year, which is way more than I'm used to getting, considering that the one that came from someone I more or less know in person is someone I don't remember having seen in that sense in almost ten years now, if memory serves. I'll say more about that in the actual post
Music To Write To: George Michael's Listen Without Prejudice album. I think my parents got me this one for Easter the year it came out because I liked one of the singles from it, and I still pull up the YouTube playlist every now and again when I don't have something else on on the background while I'm working.
As always, I've got a ton of other stuff to work with, too, but I think this is enough to openly commit to for now, so I'm going to wrap this up for now and actually get to work on some of it. Until then, see you next time,
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