Old letters, hand written

This One’s For The Mind Readers

I admit that most of the time when I blog, I write to the void, throwing out words without much thought as to who’s reading them the other side. I bash away at the keyboard, trying to put my ideas and thoughts into words and then publishing them on the web for the world to see. Except most of the time, the world doesn’t see it. Out of the 7 or so billion people on this planet, a negligible number see these words. Every so often, a friend will say they enjoyed what they read on my blog, and it always takes me back. ‘Woah, someone actually reads this? A real breathing person?’ This is quickly followed by a moment of panic …

A red rose

A Rose By Any Other Name

I’m on to the second assignment of ‘Blogging 101.’ Today’s assignment: edit your title and tagline. Looks easy, doesn’t it? Nice and straightforward, 30 seconds and you’re done. Uhuh. Not quite. I first set the title and tagline when I started the blog, and hadn’t really thought about them since. Daniel G Rose – Aspiring Author . Technically it’s accurate. That is indeed my name, and I am indeed an author, of the aspiring nature. But man, is it boring. Seriously, be straight with me. Does that make you want to read one word more on the blog? Whatever brought you here, I’m betting it’s not that tagline. Suitably frustrated, I thought I’d look at how other authors have dealt with this. First …

Who I Am & Why I’m Here

As part of my goal to grow my author platform and blog, I recently signed up for this Blogging 101 course, designed for helping new bloggers get a head start. While I’ve already been blogging regularly for a few months I’m always on the lookout for ways to improve my blog, and figured this would be as good start. The course started today, and the first assignment has gone live; write a post about who I am and why I’m here. It’s a good question, especially bearing in mind my previous post about how important defined motivations are for fictional characters. If it’s important for made up people, how much more important is it for me, a living and breathing soul? So, allow me to introduce myself. My …