Change is good, and the time has come for one. No, I’m not announcing my candidacy into the political arena. Those cucks couldn’t handle me on my worst day. I’m talking about how I’m handling my social media posting, this blog, and what I’ll be sharing.

Oh yeah, SmoreWords is returning too.

I had a bit of a thing earlier this week. I won’t say it was a “breakdown” or anything like it. It was more of a lull in programming. I didn’t feel connected to the indie writing community any more, even the queer side of it where I had once thrived and made so many friends and followers. All that changed. Things took a hard left turn as they tend to do. A big piece of the puzzle has been missing lately, and it’s been that way since I left the dead bird app last year.

I went on a bit about this in my last post, so if you want to catch up, check it out here: What The Hell Have I Been Doing?

Getting back on topic, I wound up leaving most of my following behind when I left Twitter, starting it all from the square one on BlueSky. This meant my bookish tweets, Stoned Tarot side gig, and everything else had to be replanted to grow in a new, unfamiliar place. Thus far, I’ve failed at cultivating, and I’ve started to feel like I’ve been left behind because of it.

Now I know this is all my own fault. I know the snubbing happened because I’m not putting enough of myself out into the digital realm. That’s on me. I’ve been content shit-posting and dropping a “just a reminder that I also write books” post here and there with a seldom Instagram post, an even more seldom Tumblr microblog piece, and an incredibly rare blog. I also stopped doing SmoreWords completely. If you hadn’t played back when I did this on Twitter, SmoreWords is a game I took over from the great Charlie Knight when they decided to give it up to focus their energy elsewhere. It’s a daily game asking authors about their projects with a fun twist and personal accountability goals. BlueSky was a new frontier for me, and I fell off setting up the daily posts.

SmoreWords, as mentioned above, will be the first thing to return. Monday-Saturday will have a daily post for anyone who wants to participate. I’m sure it’ll take a while to build it back up, but I’m happy to put in the time. You’re also going to see me posting more about my books and fun stuff about them across the three platforms I’m currently using (BlueSky, Instagram, and Tumblr if you’re not paying attention). This will include a weekly microblog on Tumblr. I’ll also be dropping a weekly blog piece here in the form of Daniel’s Journal. I may even go back to doing indie author interviews.

This is my first step into rebranding(ish) and putting out more interactive stuff instead of whining and posting pretty much nonsense. I’ve done my writing a disservice by failing to keep this game going. As much as it loathes me to admit this, proof is in how poorly In Search of Channel Void did when I released it this past November when it’s a solid sci-fi book and some of my best work (if I can sniff my own fart for a moment). Channel Void deserved better from me, and I don’t want to repeat these mistakes with my future releases.

In Search of Channel Void on the ‘Zon!

I don’t know if anyone will read this far into this post or assume I’m writing an apology to myself and shipping into the void. If you have, than you for indulging me. I hope you stick around for what’s coming.

-Daniel Aegan 1/25/24