Thoughts and Thankfulness

Okay, so it’s 4am here in the eastern time zone of the US, and I’m sitting in bed with my dogs reading my blogroll and pondering my writing. I’ve been pretty good about writing lately; I’ve posted six entries since the year began, not including this one. Considering my goal is one post a week with a Friday deadline, I’m doing very well. Ares lit a fire up under my butt, and as I peruse my blogs, I can see I’m spreading that bug to other writers. Seeing my work published (shout out to Neokoroi!) was pretty motivating.

That all being said, thank you all for giving me an audience to write to. I’m not one of those people who can write for the sake of writing; my military training turned me into quite the utilitarian. Not having an audience would be a motivation killer, but it’s only been two weeks and I’ve surpassed the number of views for Oct-Dec. That’s pretty impressive, to me. That wouldn’t happen if not for all of you, my readers. Between the traffic you all provide and the pressure of your critical eyes (Apollodorosh I’m talking about you!), my blog only seems to be getting better. Thank you, again.

Recent successes and the extreme motivation that a 4 week break produces has me considering whether or not I want to write a book on Ares worship, akin to Lykeia’s Crowned with Nine Rays or Laurelei’s Cult of Aphrodite. It’s a big step, and I’m not sure how I’d fill up enough for a book, but considering I ramble a lot that shouldn’t be that hard, right? Besides, I can’t associate with published authors and not publish something myself; my competitive spirit is chomping at the bit here.

That’s all I have today. I hope everyone has a stellar weekend and all that. Hail Ares!

Changes!

I realize that my blog is, to put it politely, less than user-friendly sometimes. Whether or not you agree, I feel this reflects poorly on myself  in the eyes of my audience. That being said, I’m rolling out some minor changes.

First you’ve probably noticed the blogroll at the side there; these are a few of the blogs I follow with a more or less Hellenic bent. Most of them belong to friends and associates, and while I may not hold with everything they write, they’re a good read nonetheless.

Secondly, to make navigating easier, I’ll begin using embedded links as well as tags. I’m not sure if I want to go back and tag the crap out of everything, but that’s certainly a possibility. Ease of access will be something I try to work on.

Last of all, I’m going to attempt to make my blog more relevant to the goings on of the community at large. My last post, commenting on a piece by Sannion, has gotten quite a few hits for the four or five hours it’s been up, and that sort of thing lets me think about how Ares can play a role in our current community.

 

That’s it for now. Not major stuff, but I hope you all like it. If you have a blog with a Hellenic bent you’d like to add to the roll, leave a comment with the link below. In addition, if you have any suggestions for improvement, I’m always up for ways to perfect your viewing experience. That’s right, I said experience. :-P