#whatsbeengoingon

[the-nicaea]

Lets chat! #vlog #letstalk #catchup #whatsbeengoingon #takingmedicine #gettingcaughtup https://www.instagram.com/p/ByAptlTjxqT/?igshid=1ls03az7a366n

[charliehopper]

Recently, we: 1. Had a lovely dinner with Mr.&Mrs. @bthibbs.studio at @italianhousein where both @b_teddyhopper and @will.hopper work and the lighting is rather low, making nonflash photography slightly challenging; 2. I was downtown Indy toward the end of a workday which meant I was required to bring home @bazbeaux ; 3. The friendly shiba inus in the alley behind us got out the other day and now they’re all three home safe and we’re so relieved!; 4. Luna the still relatively new cat update: she’s doing well, watching for hummingbirds and (still) spooking the dog; 5. They noisily tore up then noisily paved our street even though I still had to do Zoom calls with @bryanmichurski and @vbeggin and Steve & Laurie; 6. Visiting @bamideas and chitchatting with @thatbrianharris we stood next to the anniversary #Plinko they made (so colorful!) and I idly picked up a Plinko circle and dropped it in and it balanced on a peg—symbolically perfect for a freelancer, I guess; 7. Spotted in a neighbor’s yard while walking the dog, but we could not locate the gnomes that live underneath; 8. Before heading out to walk the dog we have been enjoying popping these exTREMEly flavorful li’l tomatoes; 9. Every Friday night my daughter brings home fries to share with the extremely enthusiastic dog but with the new furniture arrangement we did over Labor Day the dog isn’t sure how best to position herself to beg. 10. We’ve been driving Mom&Dad’s 2001 Honda Civic for years and it keeps trying to warn us that it’s going to either disappoint, cost or hurt us very much very soon so today Will and I went to #hondaoffishers and got a somewhat newer #hondacivic and Will went ahead and put Mom’s London souvenir keychain from the old Civic on the new key. That’s just some of what’s been goin’ on. #whatsbeengoingon #weeksinreview (at Noblesville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CioMyqUrZom/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[briannadeberry]

The Writing Diaries: What's Been Going On? | Entry #1

In this Entry, Brianna explains what has been going on? She discusses the changes on her blog and the new direction she plans on taking.

The Writing Diaries: What’s Been Going On? | Entry #1 

Excerpt: 

The Big Re-Brand and Change of Direction 

And we're back.

It feels like forever since I have sat down and written an actual blog. It feels...kind of weird, to be honest.  I feel as though I have a lot of explaining to do when it comes to my blog and the sudden, perhaps, drastic change that I've recently implemented on my blog.

To properly explain, I feel as though I have to start at the very beginning with:

Why I started a blog in the first place.

I started a writer (author) website in 2017.

In the beginning, I had every intention to start a writing-centric blog. I had seen all those videos on YouTube and you know what? I thought I could do that. I've been writing for years. I thought I had some wisdom that I could pass down to others who needed some help getting out of a tough part in their writing or at least help bring a different perspective when searching for said advice.

That being said...

I worked on the website, worked on the blog...started marketing my website and my upcoming blog and I got cold feet. I started having second thoughts and I, personally, didn't feel as qualified to give out writing advice as I strongly did when launching my website. I had this anxious feeling about (unintentionally) steering a young, aspiring author in the wrong direction.

I had this fear of receiving angry, negative comments/reviews on books saying that I don't follow my own advice. (Because I've seen them with popular authortubers and their respective books.)

I became paranoid.

So when it was time for my blog to actually go live....it didn't.

However, my anxiety surrounding the fact that I already announced this blog. I already put myself out there...I couldn't not have a blog. I couldn't not have something to show people. So I used Tumblr.

I called the blog, Beyond the Story. And so launched my very awkward blogging phase.

-Read more on my website/blog!