I have been blogging (do they still call it that?) for a long time. I’ve had this website for almost ten years and my previous website was around four years, I think.
It’s not easy to stick with any routine and when someone has been doing anything consistently for a while it looks a little overwhelming. But any habit, good or bad, takes time to develop. Once you gain a little momentum and a little encouragement it tends to get easier.
Of course, you have to love what you do. Gaining satisfaction is key to any hobby, afterall.
A big part of most things is faking it. For example, my website might give the idea that all my posts are carefully planned out in advance but in all honesty I rarely know what the next post will be about.
I am writing this about ten minutes before I plan on publishing this and twelve hours ago I really had no idea what I would ramble on and on about today. The reality of what goes on behind the scenes of anything is usually very different than what an audience sees. It’s interesting when a movie you enjoyed is revealed to have been a production nightmare.
At any rate, I like it when my posts are completely random day to day. Some websites I visit feature the same content with a little variation from post to post. Which is great, to be honest. As long as the blogger loves what they do, who am I to judge?
The posts this week have been pretty heavy so in a complete swerve let’s end the week with a little brevity. My friend Sophie lent her digital editing skills (no AI) to creating a very fun book cover featuring my shoes.
I love playing around in Photoshop but seeing what my friends create really inspires me to up my game.
I hope you have a lovely weekend and can cuddle up with a good, trashy book.
Love, Hannah
Hannah McKnight 
Hannah, this made me laugh because I feel completely called out. I’m the total opposite. If I don’t know exactly what I’m going to write about, it drives me up the wall. So when I go down a rabbit hole, my posts definitely end up looking very same-y for a few days.
But honestly, I enjoy it. I’m learning so much about myself in the process that it feels natural to pass that along to the next girl who might need it. I feel a little silly about it sometimes, but hey… at least I’m trying.
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As long as your blog is sincere and brings you joy, you should keep writing whatever you wish. Blogging is a commitment and posting on a consistent basis should be celebrated. Love you website, btw
Love, Hannah
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If I can make things even a little easier for someone, that makes me happy.
And thank you, Hannah! I really look up to what you’ve done here, so that really means a lot!
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Since I tend to write long-form, my stories are usually much more planned out, mostly in my head, though I will do a rough outline and notable characters with many of the stories. Though writing is fairly simple for me. Now proofreading is a WHOLE DIFFERENT thing! It might only take me two or three weeks to write a 15 to 25 page Word Document story, but it can take me months to do all of my editing and proofreading, and even then I don’t usually catch everything!
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