Blogging 2012

I'm setting out to be a rule breaker.

No. Don't remove me from your list. I'm setting out to break the rules of blogging...or to put it another way, I'm not going to follow conventional wisdom...at least for now.

Conventional wisdom or rule #1 - Plan.

My response for 2012: Not planning. :) Wow, big step for the all-time planner of every aspect of my life. Okay, perhaps 'not planning' isn't entirely true. However, I'm going to blog more by the "seat of my pants" than I have in the past.

Conventional wisdom or rule #2 - Content is King

My response. I know who I am. Sometimes I feel like I have a split personality (Romans 7 describes me perfectly). Some might say, "You can't tell her anything." Code for, she has a mind of her own. And others might say, "She cares too much about what others think." Both are true. What does that have to do with content? I'm going to write what I feel compelled to write, whether it is popular or not. I guess that isn't all that different from what I have been doing. The main difference is attitude. I'll not worry if anyone reads it, only that it honors and glorifies God.

Conventional wisdom or rule #3 - Post regularly, on the same day, at the same time of day.

This rule I'm definitely breaking and on purpose. I have a family. I have a church. I have other obligations. I love to write and blogging provides an outlet for that urge to write, but I don't want it to rule my life. I won't be blogging on any specific day or time...only as time and thought allows. Which is usually pretty regular and consistent. The big change is that I won't be worrying about getting my blog post up if life gets in the way.

Now those blogging gurus are shaking their heads and saying that I'll never succeed. But how are they measuring success? Probably not the same way I am.

However, I do have a pseudo plan and you, my readers, can judge whether the content is worth coming back for more.

Here's the plan. I've created three blogs:

Faith, Fiction, Fun, and Fanciful - this is my main blog. It will be where I hang out. I'll have my cup of coffee and chat about life, about what God is teaching me, and so forth. If someone decides to leave a comment and share a bit of her life, well that's wonderful. I'll welcome it (not spam) and enjoy the conversation.

Faith Journey Books - I'm going to be honest. I'm saddened by many of the novels I see published by those publishers who cater to the Christian Booksellers Association. Grieved, might be more accurate. I could rail against the publishers and authors, but to what end? Bitter hearts, I think.

Why am I grieved by these books? Because they are exchanging truth for a lie, and the godliness for the world's favor. They've been deceived into believing that you draw the world to Christ by living like the world and writing books that reflect this. Okay, that is a huge generalization. I realize that, but it is the root cause.

So Faith Journey Books will be a blog (and much more) that recognizes novels containing characters with clear spiritual journeys reflecting Biblical truth. There I will post my thoughts on what makes a good book as well as reviews. It will also be a teaching blog where authors can learn writing techniques. It it will be more...but some of that is still being thought out.

Presenting Biblical Truths - At this blog you'll find the Bible studies for Joab's Fire. When these are completed, we'll move onto my next book, A Week of Faith More Precious than Gold. And after that will be another book, and so on.

Each Friday I'll list the links to the posts for the week from these three blogs, with a short synopsis. At least, that is my tentative plan.

Okay, so I kinda conformed to blogging convention #1, but I'm hoping this will please God. After all, He's the only one I should want to please.