I know, you haven’t seen me here for over a year, apart from a few book reviews and notices about my latest book (Re-Connections: thirty-seven stories of connecting, disconnecting and reconnecting).
What Happened?
I’d been writing blog posts since March 23, 2009 – almost seventeen years. I used to have quite a few active followers. Over the years, I noticed my following dwindling until most posts gathered no comments and only a few likes.
Why was that? I think people were overwhelmed by content; I know I have been. Also, my content has changed. There is just so much new stuff to say about social anxiety. And anyway, just as I don’t want social anxiety to control my life, I don’t want it to control my output. There is more to me than that.
I saw that many people began to write posts on Substack and decided to jump on the bandwagon, starting on January 1, 2024. But I didn’t get many followers there either, and that’s probably because I didn’t promote myself enough. Besides, why should I spread myself thin?
So now I’m back to posting on my website with renewed vigour and fresh ideas. Also, thanks to world leaders and our Home Front Command, all my outside activities have been paused, giving me more time to write.
What Fresh Ideas?
Last month, I attended a writing retreat in the Trudos Mountains of Cyprus, led by a fabulous duo: Jennifer Lang and Sherri Mandell. I learned a lot about writing memoir and hope to produce one of my own. The first topic I want to research for that is: how to write about fathers. In my next post, I plan to bring you what I’ve learned on that topic. I hope some of you will have things to add.
See you again, soon.
Miriam Drori, Author 