Juggling Multiple Blogs: Lessons Learned
Running three different blogs while trying to write fiction has taught me some hard truths about focus and passion. Sometimes you have to choose what matters most and let the rest fall into place...
The Reality Check
Let me be honest - I was drowning. Between my spirituality blog, divorce advice content, affiliate marketing posts, and trying to write the mafia romance burning in my heart, I was doing everything poorly instead of anything well.
Each blog demanded different voices, different audiences, different energy. By the time I finished churning out content for all three, I had nothing left for the fiction that actually excited me.
What I Learned the Hard Way
Passion beats obligation every time. The posts I wrote because I "had to" were forgettable. The ones I wrote because I couldn't not write them? Those were the ones that connected.
Your audience can tell when you're phoning it in. Readers have incredible instincts for authentic passion versus going through the motions.
Time is finite, but energy is even more precious. I had hours in the day, but by spreading my creative energy so thin, nothing got my best effort.
The Pivot
I'm not abandoning my blogs entirely - they serve their purpose and help pay the bills. But I'm done letting them consume the energy meant for my real writing.
Now I batch my blog content, use templates, and automate what I can. The goal isn't perfection across three platforms - it's excellence in the one thing that matters most: my fiction.
The Permission to Choose
Here's what nobody tells you: you don't have to do everything you're capable of doing. Just because you can write in multiple genres doesn't mean you should.
I gave myself permission to be known for one thing instead of being mediocre at many things. And honestly? That decision was the most liberating thing I've done for my writing career.
Have you ever felt pulled in too many creative directions? How did you find your focus? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.