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Happy New Year!
It's t he first day of 2013 and the first day of 31 Days to a Better Blog.
Today's task: Carve out a new niche for yourself. Create the blog you wish existed!
Pulitzer prize winning author Toni Morrison, who is one of my favorite writers of all time, once said
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
I believe this applies to blogging as well.
With so many blogs out there it's obviously imperative to find a way to make yours stand out from the rest and trying to be everything to everyone is not the answer. Find a niche and stick with it.
Look around the blogosphere and ask yourself what's missing.
As I scoured the 'net I saw plenty of blogs for fiction writers, but not many for writers of creative non-fiction and most of the ones I did find felt like a boys' club. Though I know this wasn't the intention of the writers, as I read many of these blogs I kept seeing in my mind a sign that said: NO GIRLS ALLOWED.
The blog I want to read is one that's for creative non-fiction writers and one that's bursting at the seams with girl power. And so, that's exactly what I'm going to strive for The Writeous Babe Project to be.
What's your niche? How would you describe you blog?
I'm still having trouble narrowing this for myself. Do you have any helpful tips on how to find your focus? I'm passionate about lots of things, but I think my biggest love is Birmingham. There are tons of exceptional Bham blogs already out there, including one of my biggest mentors LK's. Thoughts?? :)
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think there's still room for more Birmingham blogs. Let your love for Birmingham be the center of your blog. Sit down and list all your interests and passions and then think of ways you can write about those things but with a Birmingham focus. For example, if I wanted to start a Birmingham-centered blog I would also want to blog about women, fitness, and writing. So I could do profiles or Q&As with Birmingham women making a difference, blog about my favorite local fitness classes or local fitness groups, and I blog about local writers or local literary events. That way I would be blogging about all my passions but my blog would still have a focus on Birmingham. And blogging about your own life works too because you're living that life in Birmingham. I hope that makes sense and I hope that helps.
DeleteThat helps immensely and those are all GREAT ideas! I think that's perfect and will focus on that. I've got more ideas in the works along that thread and will be picking your very knowledgeable brain in the future. Let's rock 2013 with girl power!
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