Honestly, I feel like there is so much pressure to keep up with the blog, post regularly, and create posts that people would gravitate to. This pressure isn't really there. It's something I only think is there. However, sometimes, even though I know that pressure isn't really there, it's still something that stresses me out from time to time.
I wanted to make this post for a few reasons.
- Accountability with the blog
- A reminder that I'm not married to this blog and I do not have to keep going with it until the end of time
- A reminder that it is perfectly fine to take occasional breaks from drafting and scheduling posts for the blog
As a result, here are 7 plans for this blog going into 2022.
Plan 1: Have at least two months planned as breaks from drafting and scheduling posts.
This was something that I noticed really helped me out. I took a break from drafting and scheduling posts for the month of June. This helped me to refocus and settle back into writing up posts for my blog. So, going into 2022, I plan to have at least 2 months that I don't draft and schedule posts for,
Plan 2: Track what ideas I have for the blog as I think of them.
This is something that I've often forgotten to do this year: I have an idea for a potential blog post, and then I forget to record it somehow. Sometimes, when the idea comes to me as I'm working on blog posts, it's easier for me to remember to record it. I can create a new post, title it, schedule it for a particular day (usually a day or two after the post I'm working on at the time), and then return to the post I was working on. However, if I'm not working on my blog at the time, a new idea tends to go in one part of my brain and out the other.
Plan 3: Continue to reach out to authors and historians for possible interviews.
This is something that makes me a bit nervous if I'm being honest. I've had two really great interviews. Other authors and historians I've contacted haven't had enough time to do the interview in the style that works best with the blog. However, I do really want to continue to reach out to authors and historians for possible interviews.
Plan 4: Offer History IG/Bookstagram friends to do guest posts.
This is an idea I've had for some time. but I never really got around to acting on it. However, with 2022 in 2 days, this is something that I do want to try, at least.
Plan 5: Stop worrying (or, at least, worry less) about the fact that I'm not doing as many "history" related posts.
This is an almost constant worry for me. My blog's name is "History Book Reads," mainly to correspond with my bookstagram. As a result, I'm often thinking about doing more history-related posts. While I do the Historian Dilemma series of posts, I don't do much "history" related content here on my blog. However, that's partially where my bookstagram comes into play: I'm posting all of my history book reads and reading (hence, the name of my bookstagram) over there. If, sometime in 2022, I decide to start making more history-related content, I'll do that. But I want to stop worrying about it.
Plan 6: If I decide to move over to YouTube, that's okay. I can still keep going here.
I have heavily considered starting back at YouTube again. And I've been thinking that my YouTube would be more than just books. However, whenever I think of going over to YouTube, the next thought is, "Well, if I do bookish content, I'll probably be doing similar stuff to this blog and my bookstagram. So I may want to stop this blog and just switch to YouTube." If I decide to do that, then that's okay. However, I don't have to fully move over to YouTube and stop posting here, which I need to remind myself of.
Plan 7: It is okay to take a break, or even stop, doing a particular series.
I'm always trying to find new ideas for the series posts I do on this blog. However, I want to remind myself that it's okay to put a pause on some of them, or even stop completely, to allow for new, fresh content to be on the blog.
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