What Backlog?

What happened to my backlog? As I write this, I have just realized that I am down to one regular blog post waiting for its scheduled time of publication. In the past, I’ve had so many that I wondered if some of the posts would ever see the light of day. It kept growing and growing, but as I look at it now, it is nearly gone.

 

It isn’t from a lack of ideas. Over the past several weeks, I have begun several posts that I discarded before I buttoned them up. Some I deleted, while others I saved as drafts, but they too will disappear in time. Somehow, all those post disappeared and I’m down to nothing.

Check back tomorrow anyway. Yes, there will be a post. I don’t know what it will be, but there will be one and I promise it won’t be just a repost of something I already put out here. That isn’t my thing. I know a lot of people like doing that, but not me. Maybe Friday will come early this week and I’ll let one of my characters talk. I don’t know, but I’ll think of something.

Comments

Michelle D. Argyle said…
So that's how you've gotten them every day so consistently! Nice job. And good luck building a backlog back up. I should do something like that!
September 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Timothy Fish said…
Yeah, I've even been known to go on vacation without the slighted concern that my blog would appear deserted.
September 1, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Michelle D. Argyle said…
Nice. I really need to do this during my Unplug Week!
September 1, 2009 at 4:26 PM
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