Hi there!
2024 was quite a year for me. I published my first book, and… that was essentially it.
Et Cetera: An Illustrated Guide to Latin Phrases came out on August 27, 2024. It took almost three years of constant grinding that I’m pretty convinced I’m not built for, but I did it anyway. And I’m happy I had the experience!
To many, it might have seemed like I was at my life’s most productive and successful time yet. But it didn’t feel that way to me.
2024 actually felt quite stagnant. I couldn’t write or think as much as I had in previous years. Publishing my book took up much of my time, as did my day job.
This year, I hope to write more in my daily life. In the past, it was easy to read and write every day. It was essentially the only thing that I was doing while I was in school. Now, I have to make a much more conscious effort.
Before college, though, I consumed and produced most media through blogging.
I think I felt so stuck in my writing because I struggled with the belief that I needed an academic institution to strengthen my writing for Book 2. I felt that practicing my essay or article writing would give me the skills to undertake my next book.
But now, I think that blogging might actually be the practice I need. The writing style for blogging is directed much more at the casual audience, which matches my second book.
So, I hope to utilize my blog much more often this year. Honestly, many of you will likely be subscribed to my newsletter from a Classics-oriented community. But, to be fair, this website is called maialeechin.com. NOT maialeechinclassics.com.
So, I’ll be using my blog as I see fit. Especially since the hosting fees for this thing are far too high for me not to blog.
Blog post brainstorm
I’m going to bullet point a few ideas I’ve had for blogging so that I can keep track of my progress. I’ll continue to update this post as I eliminate some of these ideas and add more. Hopefully, by the end of the year, I will be a much better writer! (Or at least blogger.) And an extra plus, you can get to know me better! I assume that’s why you’d be subscribed…
- Favorite YouTube covers
- Meal kits ranked (I am actually on meal kit service four as of 1/10)
- Favorite 2025 Releases
- Favorite 2024 Singles
- Favorite 2024 Albums
- TV Shows
- Makeup routine
- Books
- Poems
- Et Cetera research process
If you have anything you’d like me to write about, let me know in the comments! Hopefully, I will come up with more Classics-related article topics, but those had been much more sporadic and based upon the research I was combing through for Et Cetera.
Anyway, enjoy some pictures from the 2024 DEBUT YEAR!! (And if you want to see updates in real-time, make sure to follow me on Instagram and subscribe to my newsletter 😀
