It's been a full week. I think I had at least 3 quizzes and 2 tests this week, along with the many, many writing assignments. Needless to say, I've been kept busy with studying and other homework and therefore I haven't had a lot of time to devote to this blog. While I really do enjoy doing this I have to prioritize, and if that means missing a week of posts so that I don't fail school, then I'm fine with it. The way I see it is that I've paid thousands of dollars for a college tuition; I might as well make the most out of it.
In other news, that short story I mentioned has to be put on hold. I really like the way it turned out and so I'm entering it in a contest! The deal with most contests is that it must be a "previously unpublished work" and I wasn't sure if putting the story on the blog would count as "publishing" it (The big orange button up there does say "Publish"). I may be just a little paranoid about that, but I don't want to nullify whatever chance I have at winning simply because I posted it prematurely.
Anyways, I've set the goal for myself to write a short story by next Friday, and that one is up for the same considerations - I may post it here, or I may enter it to a contest. Either way I'm hoping that people will be able to read it and maybe even enjoy it :)
I haven't really thought of anything to write about yet (I was hoping it'd come to me during the previous two paragraphs) so I'll just talk about what's on my mind. Right now, it's advertisements. It's been brought to my attention that I can stick ads on the blog that will allow me to make money simply by sponsoring those ads. This is something I've always felt strongly about for two reasons:
1) Ads on any web page are obnoxious and irritating, and I know that I personally hate seeing them. They tend to slow down my computer (which isn't anything high-end, of course) and they're just plain annoying.
2) If I'm going to make money off of my writing, I want it to be off of my writing. I want to make money because of my writing, not because of some ads on the side of the page. If my writing is good, then I'll hopefully be selling lots of books that people will enjoy. Putting ads on the blog will be me making money regardless of if it's good or not. I despise that.
Basically, if something annoys me or is there for purely the wrong reasons, it's not gonna end up here. I've never been a sellout (in my opinion at least) and I'm certainly not planning to start now. The Writing Addiction will always be 100% ad free. If that ever changes, I want someone to not only post a complaining comment, but also send me an angry email. If you really want to get crazy, name a nickel your "Hate Nickel" and send it to me in the mail so that I can cry when I see it.
Please only send me Hate Nickels if there are ads on the site or if I do something else offensive. Or if you just really, really don't like me. I suppose that works.
I guess that's all I have to say about all that! Thanks for reading if you did so, and if you didn't read it then thank you for at least bothering to open up the page ^-^ Comment if you feel the need or desire to do so; any feedback is always appreciated! Thanks!
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