I have a new blog.
My original intention was to launch it after I was officially a mom and our kids were home — kind of a “chapter two” after Chasing Saints, if you will. But after an agent told me in January that I need a bigger platform before decent-sized publishers will touch me, I decided to get started.
I have purposely kept the space here small and relatively private. I liked it that way. It made me feel safe writing about our adoption and helped ease me into personal blogging. This was always intended to be a place for family and close friends to keep up with our adoption, as well as to connect with other Ethiopian adoptive families. That was it. I didn’t tell a lot of people about it because, frankly, I didn’t want them to visit.
But the new blog is going to be much more public — at least that’s the plan. In large part because it will be connected to some of my professional projects and roles. It’s a bit intimidating because I’m still a pretty private person and this will challenge me to put myself out there even more while creating boundaries I’m comfortable with.
It’s also daunting because I intend to blog there every day, except on weekends. I’ll be writing about a lot of things, from the sublime to the ridiculous, including our ongoing adoption adventure. You’ll probably find out more about me than you ever wanted to know. And yet, it will still only be a part of the picture, because that’s the nature of blogging it seems to me.
This new endeavor will force me to write each day; to be creative; and to build a new community of readers. Who knows where it will lead — hopefully to some publishing opportunities, among other things. Or maybe it will annoy the heck out of me after six months and I’ll throw in the towel.
Anyway, I hope you’ll stop by and visit.
As for Chasing Saints, which I feel very attached to, it will stay open for now. I plan to add short updates about the adoption here and there, and I may double post. In time, however, I expect to close this down or to make it private, using it to post info on the kids for far away family members.
By the way, if you have a personal/adoption blog and don’t mind me listing it on my new blog’s Resource page, let me know by leaving a comment here or there. You may not want your site read by the masses, therefore I won’t list you unless you say I can. But I’ll certainly keep visiting your blog regardless.
So without further ado, here’s my new site:
Love the new digs : ) We would be fine with you listing our blog
Oh how exciting!! I will definitely be checking this out. Wow, what an endeavor. I am always amazed by those bloggers who ‘get big.’ You’ll be the next Deb from Smitten Kitchen or Molly from Orangette. Go ahead and post a link to by-dirigible if you like.
Congrats and good luck!
Megan and Meg – Great, I’ll list your blogs soon at my new site. Thanks for your nice words. And Meg, Deb and Molly give me something to aim for!
LOVE the new digs! Fantastic pic of you on the start page (Ok all of em, but still that one is super!) and I’m always up for being on a blog list sidebar or link or whatever.
I think you’ll be a smash hit…..a slow smash, ha!
Really, love it. Courage and brava!
I found your blog by following through the link on the agnecy yahoo group when I first joined. I’ve never posted a comment, but I return to admire your photography and your words – your images are beautiful and the lighting is always perfect to my eyes. I will look forward to following the new blog also.
Thank you for sharing~
I meant to comment here yesterday after commenting on the new blog. It is fantastic! Very professional but also seemingly very YOU. I love the name and the philosophy. I was also thinking along the lines of you’ll be the next Pioneer Woman!
I’d be fine with you listing my blog, too.
Oooo – how exciting!. I’m on my way to check out your new place in cyberspace. Congratulations on the new venture!
Thanks for the sweet comments! Glad I can list your blogs, as I’d like to have a list of adoption blogs over there.
It sounds exciting and wonderful! I’d be nervous, too, but you will soar gracefully, I am sure. Your ideas and grounded message are so much needed!
Your new blog looks great!
Your new site looks gorgeous! I haven’t snooped around the content too much yet, but I’m sure that will be fabulous as well. I’m sorry your timelines didn’t mesh like you had hoped, but good for you for moving forward. I’d love to be listed in your blog roll and look forward to reading what you have to say.
Zoe,
I like the new blog. Wish I could be slower…I read a few of the posts and love the photos. I’ll definitely visit again (though I’m glad to be able to check in on your here, too)!
Megan