Blogging is a delightfully unpredictable hobby.
Having blogged for over two years now, I can safely say that what I regularly post today is not what I envisioned for my blog when I started. If you ever check out my earliest posts, it’s obvious that I was in full college essay mode, writing long paragraphs on subject matter that I thought was interesting, and I’m sure someone out there might agree is such, but that was frankly not drawing much attention.
Then I started writing shorter posts on topics not related to analyses of classical mythology and saw the views go up. Then I started writing about life experiences and fun, brief observations and the views climbed even higher.
To be honest, I’m sometimes surprised by which posts prove most popular. I’ve been blogging long enough to pick up on patterns, but I’m still happily surprised when a quick and dirty post I write to keep the site alive becomes a big hit with readers.
Blogging, and writing in general, is hard to predict. People are complex creatures, and the reactions I get sometimes throw me for a loop. But then, it keeps things interesting and encourages me to go in directions I never considered before.
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Many thanks for visiting my blog. I post updates on my writing career, I muse over storytelling and fiction, and I reflect on the curious and wonderful things in life.
My latest book, The Trickster’s Lament, is currently available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback format.
“Hermes is not having the best time. He walks a fine line, and his duty as messenger of Olympus weighs heavily on him. Being a god in the modern age means living in a world that no longer believes in gods. How much can one deity accomplish when no one respects him anymore? And why do his instincts tell him that he, the son of Zeus, is losing favor with his own family?
Tensions abound. The upstart Young Gods play dangerous games using entire cities as their boards. Formless monsters strike from the nighttime shadows, terrorizing hapless mortals. Agents of rival pantheons scheme to thwart Olympus’ designs. In the thick of it all, Hermes does what he does best: trick, lie, and cheat his way to victory.“
Jake W. Powell 