I’m supposed to be taking a writing break. It feels like I’m dead because I’m not writing.
Not that I know what it’s like to be dead. I just know that I’m not me when I don’t write. Not writing is like a swimmer not swimming; a footballer not balling; a politician not lying; a baby not crying; a dog (my dog) not barking at the neighbors.
So why did I decide to take a break from writing?
Clearly, I’m NOT not writing as I sit here typing. There is a difference between writing fiction I hope people will read and writing words that I just need to express in order to make sense of what is inside of me. For myself. In other words, if no one is reading this shite, I don’t give a f-u-c-k. No one wants to read about another person’s angst. Unless that angst is the same as their angst and the words somehow scratch the angst in a way that satisfies.
So why am I writing this blog post, and publishing it on the interwebz if it’s not meant for public consumption?
I guess cuz the content becomes “searchable.” In the future, when I can’t remember my life, I’ll be able to use a search engine to literally scan my memories here on MelFeliciano.com and TheFemmebots.com. I know. That’s pretty morbid, but hey, my oldest half sister was diagnosed with Alzheimers and if it’s hereditary, well, I guess I’m sorta preparing for the future just like I’ve been trying to prepare my finances if I can’t work when I’m old.
Time for a sixth chakra meditation.
After the meditation, this is the question coming down from the universe: How do I build future wealth for my family…with fiction?
Since the beginning of 2023, I have been using my latent search engine optimization (SEO) skills for two nonprofits and one socially responsible business through my new LLC with my new husband: Georgic Media, we are calling it, and the idea is that we support our “Georgic, rustic, pastoral life” on earth with the money we earn in the artificial, digital world online. The income from these three clients has been enough for this year, but now I’m wondering how I can focus these SEO skills to monetize my fiction. I realize I just gotta figure out which products I’m going to sell: Writing Workshops? Art? Weed for all the medical marijuana dispensaries that are mushrooming here in Florida?
The Brainstorms are brewing now that I am not writing!
Not writing fiction for at least a month has made more space in my brain for imagining the possibilities and developing a business strategy. This is the clarity I have been praying for. It’s cool…although, if you know me, I’m still a maniac. Tech has allowed me to continue my writing habit. As of August 30, I scheduled pre-written chapters of MODEL RICANS on Wattpad to automatically publish on Saturdays and Wednesdays through October! Ha. Hard to detox a writing addict. 🙂