I’m not asking for a tearjerker letter to your children, but play along. If you had a crystal ball that said you’d die in a car crash later today, or if you were diagnosed with cancer and would die, or for some reason you would no longer be able to write…
What would your final blog post be?
Mine would be really, really long, I’m sure; but for this game, let’s say…
Um…
I’d say…
Hmm.
Last post ever? This is harder than I thought.
Okay, I think I’d write this:
Was I a great writer? No. But I helped a lot of people and sincerely believe they could be.
International bestselling author Dan Alatorre has 17 titles published in over a dozen languages.
From Romance in Poggibonsi to action and adventure in the sci-fi thriller The Navigators, to comedies like Night Of The Colonoscopy: A Horror Story (Sort Of) and the heartwarming and humorous anecdotes about parenting in the popular Savvy Stories series, his knack for surprising audiences and making you laugh or cry - or hang onto the edge of your seat - has been enjoyed by audiences around the world.
And you are guaranteed to get a page turner every time.
“That’s my style,” Dan says. “Grab you on page one and then send you on a roller coaster ride, regardless of the story or genre.”
Readers agree, making his string of #1 bestsellers popular across the globe.
He will make you chuckle or shed tears, sometimes on the same page. His novels always contain twists and turns, and his nonfiction will stay in your heart forever.
Dan resides in the Tampa area with his wife and daughter. You can find him blogging away almost every day on www.DanAlatorre or watch his hilarious YouTube show every week Writers Off Task With Friends.
Dan’s marketing book 25 eBook Marketing Tips You Wish You Knew has been a valuable tool for new authors (it’s free if you subscribe to his newsletter) and his dedication to helping other authors is evident in his helpful blog.
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37 thoughts on “WRITING CHALLENGE: If Today Were Your Final Blog Post, What Would You Say?”
Wow…great topic!
My last post would be something cryptic and frustrating, like all my other writing. 🙂 I think I’d drop a few vague references to coffee, bourbon, my immortality and New Orleans…
thank you to all who touched my life.
Wow! God one!
Thanks, Beth.
I’d be glad I pulled myself out of depression and added some direction and goals to my life before it ended.
That’s definitely the right direction!
Thank you to everyone who let me live my life by my ideas of “supposed to”, and not theirs. You know who you are. To everyone else, BITE ME!
Getting it all out at the end, huh?
Absolutely! Far too many naysayers in my life.
I hear ya.
I will live on as I have schedule my posts to reblog until the end of time.
LOL
God, that would be be! I have stuff schedules it SO far!
People would be like, “I thought I read Dan’s obituary a few weeks ago. How is he still posting?”
Exactly!
I even had a typo in my reply to you.
We all knew what you meant.
This was more fun than I thought it would be.
https://allisonmaruska.com/2017/03/10/the-hypothetical-final-post/
Thanks! I guess I’ll go over to YOUR blog to get your answer.
hehe
Go eat you dinner and put your phone away.
I’m sitting at a table at Starbucks and blogging, thankyouverymuch.
Drink your vente mocha latte frappucino, then.
I think this sums it up well. https://youtu.be/DH7qq7OjJO8
Awesome.
My only regret, I didn’t tell certain people to f*&# off. My greatest joy, embracing love. So thanks for the memories.
Keeps the karma balanced. I like it!
Let’s see… my last blog post…. “to be continued”
Ha! Your take on “I’ll be back.”
I’m like Twinkies and cockroaches… around forever.
“Gone Fishing”
Nice. Short and sweet.
Btw, did you wanna beta read Poggibonsi?
I’d steal from Merv Griffin’s tombstone. ‘I will not be back after this message…’
Wow…great topic!
My last post would be something cryptic and frustrating, like all my other writing. 🙂 I think I’d drop a few vague references to coffee, bourbon, my immortality and New Orleans…
Cryptic? Something they couldn’t figure out? Piss people off one more time…
There are quite a few I’ve promised to haunt 😁⚜️
I would probably never die because I write too long. I’ll be late for my own funeral. 🙂
Wordy. No idea what that’s like.