I’ve been writing since I was twelve. I love the art of creating something amazing with words. I’ve written hundreds of articles over the years for blogs, and prestigious publications such as The Washington Times / Higher Ground, Faithwire, and The Christian Post. Currently, I blog often on my website. I don’t have any plans to move all of my writing to Substack yet, because the thought of shifting my work to borrowed territory just doesn’t sit right with me. I do enjoy writing on Substack and I will continue to do so—but the goal might be to write here to point readers to my online writing home, my website.
Have you shifted all of your writing here? What are your reasons for doing so? Has it helped you reach more people? Has your website or blog suffered as a result?
Faithful Words is all about sharing my thoughts and reflections on various topics, such as life, faith & ministry. So is my blog, but maybe more so. What do I mean? On my website, I can write without the fear of waking up to find all my work gone because it’s published on a platform I do not own and is at the mercy of those who run that platform. I can also write on whatever I want. Here I need to stick within a certain range of topics, or at least that’s how I feel. I know feelings lie.
Maybe my thoughts will change and I’ll use my website as a hub to point people here. Or maybe both can and will thrive. Either way, I’m forced to ask the question: What's the future of my writing here?
I think it’s safe to say, it’s not going anywhere. I love the people here, the support, and the community that has been built here. To be honest, this post is me voicing my struggle of feeling torn between writing only here and still penning words on my blog that feel like they are spinning into a void.
I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Do you write exclusively here or do you still pen words on your blog too?
My feelings of writing on borrowed land might be the biggest reason why I feel the way I do. But in the back of my mind, I’ve seen how writers have thrived here. I see the good here—I’ve seen my reader base go from 100 to now over 300 subscribers in less than a few months and in one of those months I was absent on here while I went through some major life changes (more about that later).
This is what was on my mind today to write, publish, and send to those who love what I write. It’s a look behind the curtain into what I’m thinking—it’s me being faithful to my words in sharing my thoughts and reflections. Whether nor not this post makes sense, it feels good to get it off my mind.
Thanks for reading. Here’s to the future. I can’t wait to see what it holds.
I subscribed to your page early on in my membership to Substack, and then...you blocked access to your writing unless I subscribed to a paid upgrade. I realize this is a great feature of Substack, but it can also be an Achilles heel. If I upgraded to every writer on Substack. I'd go broke. From your website bio, it sounds like you've had alot of success as a writer.
The little bit of success I've had makes me wonder if this is where God wants me, or perhaps He's telling me to be patient.
My goal on Substack is not to be paid, but heard for Jesus's sake and for the souls of others. Just sayin'.
God bless you on your endeavors.
First, thanks for being here and sharing the wrestling. It's definitely something I think about as I move forward to having my first public branded website in the next year. Second, I would recommend connecting with @jonseidl whom I point to as a great example of words living in multiple spaces. And finally ... Borrowed Land should be your first (or next) book title!