I logged into Goodreads because I noticed that a friend of mine reviewed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and I ended up commenting on his post. The time usually spent on this website is about two minutes, as I usually just share my page updates on the books I'm reading and scroll through the small cluster of updates to see what everyone else is reading. Some of those updates are intriguing, while others are the typical "I'm on page XX of some book."

I love seeing what people read.

Tonight was an interesting night, to say the least. Most evenings find me reading my current book with the diffuser on and laying in bed. I spent about two hours editing a YouTube video on my review and thoughts on Charles Maturin's "Melmoth the Wanderer" and after ripping out my hair and begging Jesus to make my computer behave, I finally uploaded the video, praised the Lord for successful uploads, and went about my life (in other words, I listened to music and played Empires on my phone).

Let's not forget I am a published (albeit an independently published) author, which is what I am getting at in my first blog post. After clicking on my profile for no apparent reason but to judge my outdated profile pic, I saw this really demeaning phrase looming on my computer monitor, practically insulting my very being: "If you had a blog..."

I stared at my laptop screen in abject horror. "What do you mean, 'If YOU had a blog?' Are you mocking me? Are you JUDGING me?" After this sober fight with Goodreads (I'm not an alcoholic, but those vodka sours at Dempsey's are freaking amazing), I decided it is time to start blogging again. While I do have a Youtube channel I irregularly post random stuff on, maybe it would be a constructive use of my time to start maintaining a blog. That way, people don't have to suffer through watching my ugly face for twenty minutes on Youtube!

I was thinking to myself that maybe this blog on Goodreads would be great for sharing my writing process, maybe additional thoughts on the books I am reading, or just shooting the breeze. So, this first post is an inquiry to the sad sap reading this nonfamous writer's blog - What would YOU like to see me write about on this blog?

Thanks for reading!