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Buzz Feeding
Jul. 28th, 2021 04:49 pmInstead of posting new chapters of The Demon King on AO3, I think I’d like to create graphics with chapter highlights using Canva, which I’ve started to see fic writers take advantage of to create interesting and attractive previews. I’d post these graphics on Tumblr, as well as on my personal website.
If I’m going to start writing comic reviews for other websites (and this is still up in the air, because I can’t for the life of me get anyone to respond to my pitches), I need to start thinking about what sort of “content” would draw people to my site in the first place. To be honest, I’m not sure if having a lot of traffic on my site makes any difference, or if I can even manage to pick up traffic in the first place, but it probably doesn’t hurt to experiment.
To that end, I’m thinking of posting a few Buzzfeed-style “top five” illustrated lists. I have to admit that I find Buzzfeed somewhat annoying, but this probably isn’t a bad way to present highly niche information in an eye-catching and accessible format. According to Buzzfeed’s page on what sort of pitches they’re looking for, “anime” is something people are apparently interested in. Which is cool, I can do anime.
I sat down for half an hour to brainstorm, and I ended up writing a lengthy list of potential topics, from “Top Five Japanese Games Set in Fantasy America” to “Top Five Postapocalyptic Sci-fi Anime Starring Attractive Young Men in Love with Each Other.” I think I could probably also pull off a few lists of genre fiction like “Top Five 21st Century Gothic Horror Novels” and “Top Five Necromancer Romance Novels.” And then, if I’m feeling ambitious, I could probably write a few Atlas Obscura type lists, like “Top Five Oddly Wholesome UFO Cults” and “Top Five Abandoned Tunnels in Philadelphia.”
In any case, this might be fun. And if it’s not, I’ll just stop doing it.
If I’m going to start writing comic reviews for other websites (and this is still up in the air, because I can’t for the life of me get anyone to respond to my pitches), I need to start thinking about what sort of “content” would draw people to my site in the first place. To be honest, I’m not sure if having a lot of traffic on my site makes any difference, or if I can even manage to pick up traffic in the first place, but it probably doesn’t hurt to experiment.
To that end, I’m thinking of posting a few Buzzfeed-style “top five” illustrated lists. I have to admit that I find Buzzfeed somewhat annoying, but this probably isn’t a bad way to present highly niche information in an eye-catching and accessible format. According to Buzzfeed’s page on what sort of pitches they’re looking for, “anime” is something people are apparently interested in. Which is cool, I can do anime.
I sat down for half an hour to brainstorm, and I ended up writing a lengthy list of potential topics, from “Top Five Japanese Games Set in Fantasy America” to “Top Five Postapocalyptic Sci-fi Anime Starring Attractive Young Men in Love with Each Other.” I think I could probably also pull off a few lists of genre fiction like “Top Five 21st Century Gothic Horror Novels” and “Top Five Necromancer Romance Novels.” And then, if I’m feeling ambitious, I could probably write a few Atlas Obscura type lists, like “Top Five Oddly Wholesome UFO Cults” and “Top Five Abandoned Tunnels in Philadelphia.”
In any case, this might be fun. And if it’s not, I’ll just stop doing it.
