Okay, Okay, I know I tried this once….but I am going to do it again, just ’cause I am such a sucker for punishment. (And I like a lot of extra work.) Actually, the only reason I am blogging again is because, having considered this at great length, I think some added insight to the website each week can really enhance everyone’s experience at SomethingCool News and gives our readers an insight into the website they have not had before.
I also want to use this blog as a chance to get other people involved – which has been one of my major frustrations during my time as SCN editor. When I started my majestic little website almost four years ago, I never thought I would be doing it solo four years on. Perhaps it was naive of me, but I really envisoned I would have a team of talented psuedo-journalists (like me) working together to create a really unique little website. Instead, I have been doing the vast majority of the writing myself – which I enjoy, but the truth is, it’s not good for the website.
What any publication – real or not – needs is diversity. While I can write all the articles I want, they are still my articles and contain all the biases and thoughts that are inherently attached. What would be better for the site is for several people to be contributing articles so a wide array of topics and issues can be discussed and written about. There are those things in the world I think are important, but if I am the only one regularly contributing, the website can suffer from a form of tunnel vision that prevents the website from reaching its full potential.
So this blog is my attempt to change that while giving our loyal readers (now numbering around 11,000) the chance to learn more about what goes into creating it week after week. This post represents my first attempt at that – sharing my frustration at having to continue to to this solo. Don’t get me wrong, though: I love my job and I love what I do and wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s just that it would be nice to share that enjoyment with more people. Hopefully, this obscure little blog is a step in that direction. But, as is the case with all things, I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.
