Condense, Reduce, Simplify

By Nichole Giles

For the past year and a half, I’ve overwhelmed myself with blogs. First, I was a regular blogger over at LDS Writer’s Blogck—and I’ve been blogging with those people for more than three years. Then, Your LDS Neighborhood hired me to write their clothing and jewelry blogs—sweet deal, by the way—so I started this blog. But then I thought I should probably keep this blog to a theme, so I started a more personal blog where I could post certain articles and blogs about my life, my goals, and other random things.

Then, my coauthor Cindy Beck and I signed the deal for our upcoming humor book, “Mormon Mishaps and Mischief: Hilarious Stories for Saints,” so we started a humor blog with the idea of promoting our book and keeping our contributors and interested readers updated.

You’d think I’d have stopped at four, wouldn’t you?

But no. At some point during all this, I got it in my head that we should have a private family blog where we could journal all the fun things we do as a family, and keep all our family members updated about our life and the goings on at our house. Yeah—that one hasn’t been updated since April.

And now, a few months ago, I was asked to participate in a blog with other authors whose work is being published by Cedar Fort Inc.

That’s six blogs in which I regularly participate, and most of which I try hard to keep updated. Unfortunately, doing so requires time and lots of writing. While I love writing, and don’t mind spending the time, it tends to take away from other important writing projects—like books, short stories, and magazine articles for which I can actually get paid.

In April when Your LDS Neighborhood cancelled most of their paid blogs (including mine), I decided to keep on blogging here for a few reasons. For one thing, I have followers who read what I write here. And I love writing about clothes and jewelry. Plus, I had a birthstone series going, and felt a strong need to finish out the year of information. But that year is now officially over, my series is finished, and I’m pretty well exhausted. I find myself getting up in the morning, wondering which blogs need to be updated, and what I need to accomplish before I dive into my other writing projects. (I know, how backwards is that?)

The solution, I’m afraid, is simple. I need to cut back in the blogging area in order to keep up with some of my more lucrative and more important writing projects. Unfortunately, this blog is one that has to go. For now.

I know that makes you sad (at least, it makes me sad) but never fear! I’m not actually leaving the blogosphere. If you need a fix of Nichole Giles writing, head on over to my personal blog, where I’ll continue posting regularly and hopefully will occasionally throw in a post on clothes, jewelry, and fashion.

Or come visit one of the other blogs in which I participate. I’m still going strong at LDS Writer’s Blogck (though I keep trying to quit, I just love it too much to let go), LDS Humor (because, it’s my new fun pet project), and Writing Fortress.

Happy summer, y’all. And remember, it’s not what you wear that’s important, but how you wear it.

Signing off for now,

Nichole