As for social media. I did an experiment. A year barely logging in to any of it throughout 2024. I thought for sure my author life would suffer—which quite frankly was already not doing well. At the end of 2024, I was stunned to discover I made 10x the number of sales, and spoke to 3 times the number of readers. I also had the time to secure a traveling speaking gig. And, I feel far more sane—realizing even more how much time I don't need to devote to being online. (Even her article about being online was insanely long.) I love your squirrels and snippets—they are a keeper making my hustle healthier!
Haha! I am also a sucker for chocolate bark! This was my first time making it, and I love the simpleness: melt some chocolate, spread it out, put stuff on it, put in fridge to set, break, eat. I appreciate to impreciseness of it. I LOVE your social media experiment and that it had the opposite effect of what "best practices" would say about being online. Thanks for sharing!
I do feel a shift--but perhaps more on a platform level. I've seen lots of people on IG and FB say they're moving over to BlueSky, which I currently know nothing about.
I didn't know about National Squirrel Day, but I love it! (I also love January, and unlike the rest of society, feel like it has flown by!)
I am so glad January didn't feel long to you! I'm also typically a fan- there's a coziness and quietness after the holiday season, but this year hit differently (I think it was the loss of water right into a pretty short turnaround between break and the start of the semester). I've also heard about people moving over to BlueSky and I also know nothing about it . . . I feel like my desire/tolerance to learn new platforms is waning. Never did jump on the TikTok trend. Will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
You had me at chocolate bark. I'd bark for that!
As for social media. I did an experiment. A year barely logging in to any of it throughout 2024. I thought for sure my author life would suffer—which quite frankly was already not doing well. At the end of 2024, I was stunned to discover I made 10x the number of sales, and spoke to 3 times the number of readers. I also had the time to secure a traveling speaking gig. And, I feel far more sane—realizing even more how much time I don't need to devote to being online. (Even her article about being online was insanely long.) I love your squirrels and snippets—they are a keeper making my hustle healthier!
Haha! I am also a sucker for chocolate bark! This was my first time making it, and I love the simpleness: melt some chocolate, spread it out, put stuff on it, put in fridge to set, break, eat. I appreciate to impreciseness of it. I LOVE your social media experiment and that it had the opposite effect of what "best practices" would say about being online. Thanks for sharing!
I do feel a shift--but perhaps more on a platform level. I've seen lots of people on IG and FB say they're moving over to BlueSky, which I currently know nothing about.
I didn't know about National Squirrel Day, but I love it! (I also love January, and unlike the rest of society, feel like it has flown by!)
I am so glad January didn't feel long to you! I'm also typically a fan- there's a coziness and quietness after the holiday season, but this year hit differently (I think it was the loss of water right into a pretty short turnaround between break and the start of the semester). I've also heard about people moving over to BlueSky and I also know nothing about it . . . I feel like my desire/tolerance to learn new platforms is waning. Never did jump on the TikTok trend. Will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.