A change of focus.

Elizabeth September 13th, 2007

scarletwords.com has been around for a while now, but I can’t say that I’ve been investing too heavily in it so far. Previous blogs of mine have been a lot more personal - there were regular updates about my daily life, and I’m sure they were a much more compelling read. In the end, I think I got tired of being mysterious and hiding my identity. Blogging became hard work, and so I gave up for a long time.

When I started Scarlet Words I wanted it to be transparent and public. It’s certainly not plastered with my full name, but there’s also no mystery or deeply personal content that would freak me out if my family came across it. The problem is that I’m a bit bored with this current format. While I’m not sure of the exact direction Scarlet Words should take, I do know that there’s more to blogging than embedded Youtube videos and the occasional political rant.

And so, seeing as I’m in the midst of some fairly large life changes right now, I have decided that it’s time I started putting myself back “out there”. I’d know that I’d much rather engage meaningfully with a handful of readers than have a bunch of people land on my doorstep from a google search, never to return. I’d still like this to be a safe and public place for my thoughts, so the truly icky personal stuff will probably be reserved for conversations with my friends. Besides, it’s healthier that way.

My new resolutions include:

- Write more regularly
- Blog about everyday life stuff and the interesting stuff that happens to me
- Communicate with my fellow bloggers more, instead of being a fly on the wall

If you actually did come here for the Youtube videos, celeb news and politics you won’t be disappointed. I’m not sure that there is even a cure for my love of trashy posts :)

Enjoy the new direction - I’m looking forward to it already.

4 Responses to “A change of focus.”

  1. # ralfon 13 Sep 2007 at 7:44 am

    Admit it, you’re addicted to reality entertainment and are going to make this like your own little Big Brother… I predict audience voting capabilities programmed into the site within 3 months at the most. :-)

  2. # Elizabethon 14 Sep 2007 at 2:29 am

    That is an AWESOME idea. Working on it now, should be ready by morning.

    (What happens if everybody votes me out, though?)

  3. # ralfon 14 Sep 2007 at 7:18 am

    I thought voting mechanisms were just to make the audience feel like they’re involved, I didn’t think it had any impact on the decisions?

    R

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