Going Nowhere Fast · 19 April 2025
Have you ever felt like you were going nowhere fast? Yeah. Me neither.
There are times when I am writing and I feel like I am not accomplishing anything. I mean seriously. Blogging since 2006 and I have just a few faithful readers. Most of whom I know. Over twenty books out on Amazon and only a handful of sales. Writing and writing and writing, but not seeming to get any traction with readers.
I suppose that I ought to back up my claims. I suppose that I should see my statistics on my blog to see if I actually only have a few readers. I know the statistics on my books. I really have only sold a few here and a few there.
I am not complaining, mind you. I actually keep writing because it seems to be what I am supposed to do. I keep having ideas for blog posts and for books. I keep having words that need to find the page. I keep being inspired by life. And by prompts. I love to write. It is a gift. So I must use it. (Even if nobody else thinks my writing is a gift to anybody else.)
I actually do not want to look at my blog statistics. I do not want to see how many people are reading my stuff. Or where they are from. It was interesting to do so in the beginning. To see that there were people from all over the world reading my blog. Tuning in to my words. But now, I just write regardless of who is reading. I suppose that is not the best idea. I ought to listen to the few readers that I have and write what they want. Then again, I thought about that a bit and decided not to write much about teaching, coaching, and mentoring. At least not yet. (I suppose it is self-preservation.)
It is funny thinking about blog posts and writing in general. I wonder if anybody else thinks that they are going nowhere fast. If they think that nobody is reading. Which is where being part of a community of writers comes in.
I like being part of a digital community of writers where people write and people read what they have written. Where people give feedback and comments. Where people like other people’s stuff. Even if it is not polished or perfect. DailyPrompt has been a great boon as my outlet to write flash fiction and poetry. I wrote daily for a couple months, but have since tapered off to at least a few times a week and always entering competitions.
Which is interesting. Competitions, that is. I enjoy entering writing competitions. For whether I win or not, I know that at least a few people are reading my stuff. And I can look to see who is liking my stuff. Who is following me as a writer. Who is commenting on my writing. That is all part of the general DailyPrompt community, but it is even more fun knowing that somebody is judging my writing against other people’s writings when there is a competition. And I want that. I want to see if my writing has any appeal to other writers. Who are generally avid readers.
Well, this was going nowhere fast, but it seems that I got excited about DailyPrompt again. I suppose that is what writing six days a week does for a person. At least for me. I might be going nowhere fast, but I am enjoying myself doing it.
© 2025 Michael T. Miyoshi
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