Update 2

 

Copyright Glo Lewis 7/21/2023

 

Dear Readers of My Blog, 💚

 

I am in the process of communicating further with Google’s AdSense professionals on the content of my blog site. I sent them a long discourse today, requesting assistance and advice. As far as I understand the rules for monetizing my blog site via Google Ads and their partners, my content can’t contain violence, violence against children, gambling, or pornography.

Additionally, as a site publisher on a Google site, I am not to repeat information from one page onto another. However, to discuss creative writing techniques, I believe that it will prove cumbersome for readers to be required to continually scroll back up to the original paragraph under discussion to understand the lessons that I present about it. Or worse, to be required to return to a prior blog discussion.

Furthermore, I stated in my blog post number 10 that I have hopes of creating a teaching novel for my readers, where they can learn how to map out a novel, chapter by chapter. And I have since decided on a couple of the themes of that novel, which would include violence, including brutality toward children.

I already have that one paragraph in a prior blog post, discussing the concept of “Show, don’t tell,” where I crafted a fictional father beating his teenagers while he was intoxicated to illustrate how much more powerful it is to show brutality than to state, for example, “He was brutal,” or “He was prone to violence.” Obviously, from an author’s point of view, showing is always preferable than a statement, unless a statement comes via dialogue. And then dialogue can be quite potent, e.g., “He was always a violent person, raging against demons,” she said, sipping her Manhattan, her brow furrowed by harsh memories.

I have a query into Google’s policy people asking if there is any wiggle room in their policies for fiction. Because I believe that it’s virtually impossible to author a novel of any import that doesn’t include violence. And any writer of fiction wants to include the dark side of their life experience, which means that violence and probably violence toward children or teenagers is a part of that reality. I hope to hear back from Google soon on these matters, as I am committed to this blog. I have seen that many writers are tuning in to my blog site every day, and I value that so much; it’s very validating and makes me feel invested in you as a teacher of my craft.

I truly hope that there is a way for me to work with Google, because I love them for the immediacy of intelligent research that one can achieve by googling any subject or idea, and of course, for my free blog site. I am hoping that they will realize that in fiction for adult readers, there is normally violence, and sometimes that violence spills over and is directed at children of all ages. I am hoping that Google and its advertisers realize this and will find a way to include my site for advertising, so that I can be compensated for my time and expertise, making this investment a worthwhile venture for me financially. If not, I will hope to find another route. But we will cross that bridge down the road. Please keep checking back to see if I have a new post. And I hope that my next message at my site will include the start of my teaching novel for you, as I have jotted down some compelling ideas that I feel sure will generate solid illustrative teaching concepts, enabling you to fly higher in your raw talent, which we know lies within the real estate of your wisdom.

God Bless, and more to come soon…Glo