I mentioned in my last post that things would be blooming soon. When I wrote I did not imagine just how quickly things would move. Spring has come early, and everything is moving at full speed! Although the burst of activity has not enabled me to add any new projects, the time I am spending on my current projects have been fascinating and rewarding.
I will lead things off with my longest running endeavor, the “Raising Our Humans” website (http://www.raisingourhumans.com). The traffic to this site increased 62% in the last month! The funny stories that I have been posting have been decreasing as a result of the kittens all getting a little older and developing or exhibiting fewer new funny behaviors as time passes. In a way this has been good. I have been able to bring the media gallery up to date, and I have been able to focus more attention towards the other aspects of cat ownership. A few articles that I am researching for future posts involve dealing with cat scratching, my take on the “declaw or not” controversy, and a look into the world of holistic cat care. The funny stories, pictures, and videos will still be coming but will have a less emphasis on the site.
My new site, “Sports Profiles” (http://sportsprofiles.wordpress.com), is live and running. The opening post is an in-depth look at new Milwaukee Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez, which was posted this past Sunday. The initial response has been positive, and I am looking forward to the challenge of promoting and creating more material for this site. The next player I will be profiling is Marquette G Todd Mayo.
“Hike For Play” (http://www.hikeforplay.com) has taken up the majority of my writing time lately. Most of the content I have created is interlinked, which is why it has not yet been posted. Once this has all been completed and posted, a pleasant surprise is in store for all the fans of the site. My goal is to have all of the material up by the middle of March.
In the podcast world, the changes to the “Brewer Nation” are coming to fruition. I am finalizing some odds and ends with our new feature artist, who will be announced on the pre-season edition of the “Brewer Nation” podcast towards the end of March. We are looking to have a bit more formalized outline of the show, and to bring you more interviews than ever before. We have one potential interview candidate in the works that may surprise you.
Sharp Thinking Communications continues to move forward as a full launch is not too far away. STC will provide a very needed and vital service to the international business community. It is exciting and exhilarating to be part of this venture and to watch STC founder Sadiqua Hamdan bring her vision to life.
Otherwise, many query letters have gone under the bridge since my last post and I am largely playing the waiting game on most of these. I’m not in too big of a hurry though, as you can see from the above work has not been hard to find. I have been renewed to continue my Big East basketball and MLB baseball scouting reports through the 2013-14 seasons, and am in the process of renewing my deal with Microsoft. My book has been slow, but I was able to connect to a historian who has brought me a fresh direction in the plot of the book as well as to help the events become even more authentic.
One last bit of housekeeping before I go. You may (or may not) have noticed a third tab on my blog, called “General Ramblings, Mischief, Etc.”. This will more for as a place for me to post anything and everything random that I come up with from time to time. No categories, no purpose, just words flowing from the top of my head when I feel like.
I hope you all have a great February, and feel free to send an email my way or comment on the blog. I will post, probably in the summer when I am a little lighter with my workload, some of the better questions I have received. You can follow me on Twitter (@carykostka), or look me up on LinkedIn or Google+.
Until next time…
