Nov 23 2008
Holiday Writing
Do you write for and/or about the holidays? This is one the reason I’d rather write online than for print publications. Granted, getting published in print is a huge honor, and one that I’ve felt a couple times in my life. My biggest problem is that I’m not a patient person, and in order to write for print publications, you have to wait for weeks and months at a time before you get to see the end result.
Anyway, back to writing for the holidays. If you write for print publications, you have to send seasonal or holidays pieces in anywhere from 6 months to a full year ahead of time. With online venues, you’re only looking at a few days or weeks before seeing your work published. And, if you run your own site, it’s a matter of a couple hours. Plus, right now is the perfect time to start posting about the holidays. People are already beginning to search for various holiday topics, and the sooner you get your posts out there, the sooner people will be coming to your site.
So, what do you write about? I know a lot of people who post about the different Christmas sales that will be happening for the next few weeks. I also know some people who blog about the different Christmas traditions we all contribute to each year. There are even some people who write recipe posts, as there are going to be hundreds of people looking for special dishes to make for the Christmas holidays.
Whatever it is that you write about, now is the best time to get those posts up and running. With Christmas just around the corner, someone out there is going to be searching for the information you have to offer.
