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I did pretty good. This year, like many others, I was suddenly unemployed. I leaned into the unknown and tried a lot of new types of content creation to build myself a foundation for the future. Mainly I wanted to get a lot more serious with writing consistently, and I'm happy with what I've accomplished. This week I posted my 16th consecutive weekly post on DEV (hopefully badge soon!).
I plan on writing a reflection on what I plan on doing next year, but the gist of it is to continue refining my voice, along with the process that works for me. Starting out with a specific audience in mind, with a narrow objective has made it a lot easier to write and edit.
I don't plan to post as regularly in 2021 (unless I see DEV offering a 32 week badge?), but the experience helped me with creating my own structure and setting appropriate expectations. I want to publish high quality content (that I enjoy) more often, and that's harder to do without a backlog.
Also opened my eyes to how random content might be what resonates with audiences. And it can happen at any time, so it became important to me to adopt a long-term perspective when self-reflecting.
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I'm sorry to hear about the unemployment, T.J., I know from experience that is difficult. But I'm really glad to hear that you were able to devote your time to content. A 16 week streak is nothing to scoff at!
I did pretty good. This year, like many others, I was suddenly unemployed. I leaned into the unknown and tried a lot of new types of content creation to build myself a foundation for the future. Mainly I wanted to get a lot more serious with writing consistently, and I'm happy with what I've accomplished. This week I posted my 16th consecutive weekly post on DEV (hopefully badge soon!).
I plan on writing a reflection on what I plan on doing next year, but the gist of it is to continue refining my voice, along with the process that works for me. Starting out with a specific audience in mind, with a narrow objective has made it a lot easier to write and edit.
I don't plan to post as regularly in 2021 (unless I see DEV offering a 32 week badge?), but the experience helped me with creating my own structure and setting appropriate expectations. I want to publish high quality content (that I enjoy) more often, and that's harder to do without a backlog.
Also opened my eyes to how random content might be what resonates with audiences. And it can happen at any time, so it became important to me to adopt a long-term perspective when self-reflecting.
I'm sorry to hear about the unemployment, T.J., I know from experience that is difficult. But I'm really glad to hear that you were able to devote your time to content. A 16 week streak is nothing to scoff at!
How are you planning on populating your backlog? If I may, I've outlined four ways to source new content ideas that may be helpful in this regard. Best of luck with 2021!