Writing Strategy

I think I’ve settled on part of a writing strategy, though I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to sustain it because at this moment I’m not able to afford sustaining life.

Here’s the strategy: I’ll post general commentary–which, at this point, appears to be film commentary–first on my ProfessorTom’s Commentary SubStack. I will then, a day or so later, cross-post to my Medium Publication, ProfessorTom’s Film Reviews and Sundry if it’s about film.

I may want to review books at some point. (I’ve got one or two that I’m reading or have recently read I may want to say something about, I’m not sure.) The “and Sundry” title of the Medium publication may give me enough cover for book reviews/discussion; we’ll have to see.

I will say that so far, it appears that writing about film and television doesn’t have a large audience on Medium. The jury is still out about the audience for said content on SubStack. I really need more readers on both platforms to have good enough data to see where film, TV show and book reviews/discussions land.

I want to make a go of Encyclopedia Reading which I will post both on SubStack and Medium. And while inspiration is seen as something of a dirty word in writer’s circles a la “real writers don't wait for inspiration”, I’ve got an idea for a starter post for the series.

For those of you who follow my ProfessorTom SubStack, you may know that I was posting a daily Today in History utilizing several sources. I stopped because I realized that the reason I had attracted a following on that particular SubStack is that I promised the encyclopedia reading but then never delivered.

Life got in the way. (Sneak peak at an upcoming SubStack article.)

I have other writing projects I want to work on, but I also need to break my habit of talking about things before I do them. Suffice it to say I’ve got plenty to write about and even more to research so I can write about certain topics.

For now, I’ll leave you with two pieces I’ve published recently:

Masters of the Air Fails to Take Emotional Flight on First Viewing (SubStack Medium)

Memories of Black Swan (SubStack Medium)

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