So, by way of Brian Niemeier’s blog, I was pointed to this blog post by Nick Cole:
http://www.nickcolebooks.com/2017/01/11/platform-you-need-one/
Now, for those who are unfamiliar, Nick Cole got dropped from his publisher for, apparently, purely political reasons. That’s not a problem I have, so far, faced, in large part because I’ve been entirely indie from Day One. Where I have run into a problem is that I don’t really have a platform, aside from Amazon’s algorithms, which really only work for you if you’ve already sold a lot. (Insert something about vicious cycles here.)
So, in light of Nick’s advice, and since Facebook is hit or miss (mostly miss, if my numbers mean anything), I’ll be making an effort this year to blog a bit more. Can’t guarantee that it’s going to be every day, but at least a couple times a week. I don’t intend to let it get in the way of novel writing, and I frankly can’t say what exactly I’ll be covering. I’m a better storyteller than I am a blogger. It might get fairly random, though I fully intend to stay the hell away from politics as much as possible. That stuff’s poison, and I don’t need any rage-induced aneurysms, thank you very much. (For one thing, that would mean that you, the reader, wouldn’t be getting any more books if that happened.)
I support this idea and will check regularly for updates. Keep up the good work.