I bet if I came up with some good click bait titles, my blog would get a lot more views. <\/p>\n
Like what?<\/p>\n
Oh, you know, something like “and you will never believe what happens next!”<\/p>\n
Or maybe “I tried that one weird old trick to burn belly fat, and it worked.”<\/p>\n
Exactly. <\/p>\n
Do people really click on that stuff?<\/p>\n
I hope my friends don’t!<\/p>\n
We don’t. <\/p>\n
Maybe I could try something about fluffy kitties. Everyone likes fluffy kitties. <\/p>\n
Or puppies. Puppies are popular. <\/p>\n
I’m not sure how much I have to say about fluffy kitties and puppies…but I guess all I really need are good titles. <\/p>\n
People seem to like firefighters. <\/p>\n
Dalmatian puppy rescues squad of sleeping firefighters!<\/p>\n
He could be wearing a fire hat. <\/p>\n
Exactly. And a hunky firefighter could be holding him. <\/p>\n
In front of the fire engine. <\/p>\n
Right. It would appeal to everyone. <\/p>\n
Then what?<\/p>\n
Yeah. There are only so many times I can use firefighters and puppies. <\/p>\n
I dunno…there’s a reason it’s a classic. <\/p>\n
Focusing on baby animals seems a little limiting. <\/p>\n
Why are you thinking about increasing your readership?<\/p>\n
Oh, I’m not really. <\/p>\n
No?<\/p>\n
Well, I am thinking about it, but not in a serious way. <\/p>\n
Why not?<\/p>\n
Because then I would have to do things like actually thinking about content. <\/p>\n
Don’t you already do that?<\/p>\n
Not much lately. <\/p>\n
Really?<\/p>\n
I think about it, and then don’t write it. <\/p>\n
Because…?<\/p>\n
Sore arm, partly. Other things to do. Partly. Other priorities, I guess. <\/p>\n
Other people.<\/p>\n
That, too. <\/p>\n
Is it problem?<\/p>\n
What?<\/p>\n
Not writing. <\/p>\n
I worry that writing less will mean I am thinking less. <\/p>\n
You probably don’t need to worry too much about that. <\/p>\n
Maybe it means I am losing my creativity. <\/p>\n
Seriously? <\/p>\n
Not my creativity, I guess, but my focus. <\/p>\n
Is it a problem? Does it bother you?<\/p>\n
A little. <\/p>\n
You’ll do what is important to you when you need to do it. <\/p>\n
That’s true enough. <\/p>\n
What about alligators?<\/p>\n
Alligators?<\/p>\n
People always like a good story about alligators. <\/p>\n
I don’t know any alligators?<\/p>\n
Uh, what?<\/p>\n
Aren’t you supposed to write about what you know?<\/p>\n
Make something up. Isn’t that what you do?<\/p>\n
Oh. Yeah. Fiction. <\/p>\n
Maybe your angel could be attacked by alligators from Hell. <\/p>\n
From Hell? Aren’t the ones in Florida bad enough?<\/p>\n
Maybe a puppy could rescue a bunch of firefighters from an alligator!<\/p>\n
Maybe I should think of some ideas of my own…<\/p>\n
Probably a good idea. <\/p>\n
Thanks. <\/p>\n
Lop eared bunnies riding elephants?<\/p>\n
You aren’t helping. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"