Hello readers, I do hope you are all keeping safe and healthy in these very strange times. Ireland is currently beginning its second lock-down and it feels even more depressing than the first. This is just a quick update to say how the blog is going and my plans for the future. This year is on track to at least match the number of views in 2019, which is a reasonable achievement considering that in 2019 the blog received a huge boost from free Facebook advertising. I have managed to achieve my goal of increasing the number of views per user, which I put down to the ever increasing content on the website.
Still trying to promote “The Irish Ripper”. It has proven to be a difficult thing to do during a pandemic. But I’m trying my best to adapt to this new reality. In fact, I am going to do my first virtual book reading this week. Wish me luck! If it goes well I may do more of these in future. If it’s a disaster maybe not lol.
Going into the future I intend to keep doing the comedy pieces, short stories and the odd article about other issues. I am also, albeit very slowly working away at my next novel. I have a title for it but recently thinking of a change so won’t make it public for now. It will be a sequel to “The Irish Ripper”.
Currently reading “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood. I loved her novel “The Handmaids Tale” and I’m really enjoying this one so far. I might put a review up on the blog when I’m finished.
I am also considering doing podcasts. Only recently realized how easy they are to make. Although I’m sure it’s much more difficult to make ones that people actually want to watch!
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Have a wonderful day and stay safe everyone!
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