I finally have an up-and-running website with a blog function. It’s not much, but it’s a platform where I don’t have to adhere to ambiguous and ever-changing social media rules. Just good old blogging.

Believe it or not, then I started writing THE AFTER HOURS, social media was not a thing (yes, that’s how long this book has been spinning around in my head). I never thought that social media would become such a huge part of the work you have to put in to be an author. When social media first made its appearance (cough, cough, MySpace) I never thought I’d have any sort of official/formal presence there in terms of my writing work. Social media was to fool around with your friends, right?

Fast forward fifteen or so years, and social media has never been more important to authors’ success. To the point where it can become all-consuming. It’s a game I don’t know how to play, and don’t want to play. I realize even as I write this, people are likely to never even get to this third paragraph because they are so used to consuming content in bite-sized chunks.

But, alas, if I am going to have a web presence that is sustainable for me to keep up with, I need to make up at least some of the rules. I enjoy reading authors’ blogs much more than I do scrolling their social media, so here I am, and I hope there are some stragglers out there that still feel the same.

When I’m not writing my stories, I want to write about my stories- my worlds, my characters, my craft. I want to write about everyday life as an author, a working mom of two young children, dogs, life with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and so much more. The occasional funny story with self-deprecating humor and caffeine-fueled rants as a neurospicy millennial braving the wilderness that is 2020s internet culture might find its way here, too. First and foremost, I want to write, not “make content.” Because that’s what I am, a Writer.

Love,

Aspen