The Hatchet Room: Updates, ramblings, and other stuff most people won't read. That's the name of the new blog. Why? I named it after reading that only 20% of people will continue reading the actual text of the blog after reading the title. 20%. I think that's generous. I'd be surprised if 5% of people who saw most postings actually clicked on it and than read it through.

That got me thinking about something else. Why do people do it? Blogging, I mean. Here I am, still not dressed for the day, sitting at my laptop with a cup of coffee (because, you know, don't be stupid) and I'm taking time out of my day writing to YOU - the person who, statistically speaking, is probably not actually reading this anyway. Does that make any sense?

I know, I know, blogs are great for getting your name out there, exposure, drawing traffic to your site, blah, blah, blah. But why do people actually spend so much time on this? Is it those reasons? Ego? Something else? I'm so unbelievably busy trying to keep people from literally killing other people and capturing the ones that do, or doing something that resembles actual creative productivity, that I can't even begin to think about regularly blogging - not in any legitimate sense. That's aside from the fact that it always feels so self-important and pushy and unnatural. I'm feeling this right now.(Look at me! I'm a writer! Look at me!!!). I can't help but wonder about people who actually have the time and desire to blog often... You do it everyday? What? Shut up and sit down. You're being ridiculous. Everyday bloggers can't be interesting people with meaningful lives. I don't think that's possible or else they would be too busy with real life to just be recklessly blogging all the time. And what makes them think that they're so interesting, or what they have to say is so important that everyone else is just clamoring to read it every single day? This might sting, but no one actually cares about your personal 12 points for success or whatever you likely just wasted your time writing about.

Uh oh. Did that offend someone out there? Please make sure to fill out a hurt feelings report and submit in the comments below. I probably won't read it.

"Wow, Stu, you're really cynical."

Yeah. I know. A career dealing with society's garbage does that to a person. Consider me a work in progress.

Bottom line? Are there good blogs out there? Yes. Are there blogs worth reading out there? Yes. Is that the majority of them? No.

So, about all this - I'm warning you now. This is an anomaly. Do not fool yourself into thinking you'll be coming back here to read this blog (that no one reads) with any sort of regularity. Let me tell you what you can expect from me. Deliberate, exciting, well crafted fiction. But what's the thing you can count on me only doing occasionally - out of sheer necessity??? Blogging!

Good. I'm glad that's settled. I'm feeling much better now, thank you. Lets move on with a quick update on DTRAS for you twenty-percenters(ahem...5%) out there:

It Takes Death To Reach A Star, my futuristic thriller with Dr. Gareth Worthington, is finally done and in the beta reading/editing phase. It's getting a bunch of positive feedback so far, which is cool, but we're holding out for a few readers I'm suspecting will hammer us over one issue or another. Believe it or not, that's exactly what we want - ITDTRAS to be the very best possible version of itself before it ever reaches you, the reader. Things are chugging along for a fall 2017 release next year. It's going to be wicked awesome.

Also, I have a new author website. It's here. You're on it. Have a look around and see what's changed and what's on the horizon. And make sure to check back soon for more updates on upcoming projects - as well as a whole lot of other things you won't actually read about anyway.

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