Wow, the last post on this blog was 4 years ago and featured my aborted attempt at podcasting. A lot has changed since then.
Just to give a brief summary. I’m still a professional writer and I’ve added some opposition research to my portfolio. I also have another website where you can view a link to some of my paid work. You can also contact me through the contact form as well.
Now I’ve decided to revive this old blog. First up, the blog is now simply my name. I decided to retire “Kevin’s Rants.” It no longer fits where I’m at in this stage of my life and my career. Although there will still be some ranting from time to time.
Secondly, I’ve decided to revive this blog in order to force myself to write every day. The only way I will improve as a writer is if I actually write every day and I fail to do that.
Third, I need a place where I can write things down that are too long for a Facebook status (by the way, you should add me on my Facebook page). There are many issues where I need to go in depth and I can’t do that on social media. Plus, this little free WordPress.com site can also serve as an additional portfolio to showcase my work to potential clients and publishers.
Fourth, I need a place where I can write stuff that isn’t necessarily for paid publication. Sure I have plenty of outlets to publish stuff, but I also write and think about things that don’t necessarily fit into an editor’s publication schedule. This is my sounding board for ideas.
Finally, I need a place where I can respond rapidly to events. Sometimes I don’t have the opportunity to pitch an editor when news breaks and I want to write something about that event. This site is a place to do just that.
Now the plan is the redesign my website in the next couple of months and add a blogging feature into that. But I plan on keeping this free website up. I’m a transparent person and I want people to see how I have evolved on issues. I also want people to see how I have grown as a writer.
I will also be cross-posting blog posts to my Medium page, which I will be reviving as well. So go ahead and follow me over there as well.
I will also be posting links to some of my paid work from time to time in order to get some additional eyes on it. Finally, when I get my Patreon page and other fundraising tools up and going, I will be posting on here. I will take every opportunity I can to get money from you, my readers.
I also need to clean up the social media links and even the blogroll. I will also post a link to my paid work elsewhere on the sidebar. Please be patient!
When I began blogging in college over 10 years ago, I had no idea where it would take me. Now that I have decided to restart this aspect of my journey, I would like to invite you to come along for the ride once again.