Hi Void Friends and Void Folk!
It’s been a while since I have blogged. I think that in the whirlwind of the year, a lot of stuff has happened to me, and in my life and I just… disappeared? Let’s start with the good news. I have officially been given the title of Managing Editor at my magazine. I am starting as a production manager at a startup lit mag. I am published (yay). I will be applying for my PhD this fall.
It’s been a really good year for me. And while I have not been able to do the sort of writing that I wish I could do, I have been able to continue to go further and to new heights in my actual personal life, career, and everything else. I’ve seen more of my friends, traveled more places, and in general not gotten sick (knock on wood).
But, in all of that I have come to the conclusion that while I think I could do social media well, I’m not sure that’s the path that I want to take for book marketing my novel. I’ve tried for the last few months to do TikTok, and while I can record videos every day, it ends up being more of a chore because I am constantly on the move for my jobs and what I am doing in the real world (so to speak). So, I think I’m going to refocus elsewhere. I always knew that people need to focus at what they’re good at and focus on the social medias that matter to them.
Thus, I’m going to refocus on my blog and YT. I’ve always been good at my blog and YT, and I personally think I can do both better. So I am. Short term videos are not for me.
That means! I’ll be posting more here, as bigger developments happen for my books and my projects.
Current projects in the docket:
- Dark Academia/ Dystopia novel (First draft)
- The Time In Things – Short Fantasy novel
- Neighbor’s memoir
- Poetry collection
- Restarting the webnovel project.
I’m going to find more effective ways to market my books in ways that matter to my readers. I think that is so much better for me in the long term and long run. That means actually making a newsletter. Actually finding book marketing places online. Attending bookish events here on the West coast (and then hopefully throughout all of the US).
If you haven’t checked out my book yet, please do! The Preface of a Worthy Fable by Astrid Axton.
I hope you are all doing well. Thanks for sticking with me!
And as always!
Until Next Time,
MM
Marlena Marie 