Good intentions can take you only so far

For the last ten years most of my blog posts have been book reviews. I have every good intention of reviewing every book I read.

But I don't. 

I make time for my own writing, to maintain my Duolingo Japanese streak, and to translate Japanese fiction which I began doing as a way to improve my ability to read. 

Because there is often quite a gap between reviews (my last review was almost a month ago; the one before it appeared August 13) I have decided to make the time and post more often. These may not be reviews, but they will, I hope, be related to my reading, writing, and Japanese study.

For example, I told a writer friend that a literary magazine had just accepted one of my short stories and added that it was an online publication. I was pleased it was accepted, disappointed that it would not appear in a physical magazine,  She also had had a story accepted by an online magazine but was not distressed. She pointed out that because her story is online she can link to it and potentially attract more readers than the physical magazine has readers as people pass the link on to friends.

Obviously a handful of literary magazines have respectably large circulations, but (so far) those have not accepted my stories. I've decided I'm happy to be online and will post the link as soon as the story is available. And I will aggressively seek to have my stories published anywhere.

Enjoy, and comments are always welcome.