one identity crisis at a time, baby

Do people still write intro posts? Or is it, like, some relic of social media back when we were really excited about it, but by now we’re so burned out we can’t be fussed to make curated photo albums about a night out and instead we just post everything under the auto-generated “Uploads”?

(I recently deactivated my Facebook and started a new one from scratch, so. This is on my mind.)

Well, I’m doing it anyway. Because I feel like it. And if there’s anything I’ve learned through the tumultuous years of writing, it’s that there’s no point in doing it at all if you’re not doing whatever you want with it.

I think, also, that in this six(ish?)-day liminal space between Christmas and New Year’s, I’m feeling that need to refresh, renew, probably a lot of other re- words that don’t come to mind right now but you get the picture. I feel like starting new things and, considering my depression fog as of late, I’m not going to question it; no, sir, I’m going to roll with it and see where it takes me, lest I think about it too much and wind up in some state of existential crisis, which is a run-of-the-mill problem for me anyway so when I can cut it off at the pass, you can bet your bottom dollar I’m going to, I need a break.

I’m really no great shakes at New Year’s resolutions. I’m really no great shakes at very specific plans or how-to’s, regardless of any alleged holiday spirit. I just Do Things; otherwise, again, I get all up in my head about it and stress that I’m doing them wrong so of course I need to start over and I still don’t know if I’m doing it right (this, I think, is why I was never any good at math). So while I’m feeling that push to start something up, I guess what I’m saying is that I’m trying to go about things in a low-pressure way. No plans, just vibes.

Not to mention I needed a blog, besides. I figure I should have some kind of proper landing site for my indie author gig instead of expecting my linktr.ee to tell all (but, yes, obviously I’m going to hyperlink it. Independent creators are nothing without link-dropping at every available opportunity).

That said, if you’ve stumbled across this post by the good but divinely unknowable graces of SEO, I’m here in part to promote my books. I released my debut, What’s Your Vibe?: a sex shop romcom (linked above), in June 2023. All of my work falls under the umbrella of queer comedy, dramedy, and romance, focused on the asexual spectrum. WYV kicks things off with a demi MMC/bi FMC and a supporting cast of various identities and orientations, and is very much about the queer experience of trying to figure yourself out, loving yourself through it all, and finding the people who love you through it all too.

The general idea for the rest of my books—the next five, at least—includes recurring themes and characters, all set in the same Indiana town/county; the stories themselves will be standalones, but I have a lot of fun Easter eggs and connections for readers who stick around.

The general idea for this blog, meanwhile, is to talk about my books and the writing process and blah blah, all that sort of thing, but also all sorts of other things too.

• A chapter-by-chapter, behind-the-scenes breakdown of WYV, where I’ll talk about inspiration for particular scenes and dialogue, chapter title explanations, scrapped plot points, the soundtrack, etc.
• News on upcoming releases (fingers crossed for two in 2024), like excerpts, cover reveals, and publication dates.
• Lifetime movie recaps! My passion, my obsession, my favorite streaming service. Lifetime Movie Club costs me five dollars a month and the rewards are priceless, so stay tuned for the first installment of “The ‘Lifetime Movie Club’ Club” (inaugural movie TBD, but nevertheless coming soon).
• One-off entries about other movies, music, and my feelings, probably.
• More one-off entries with writing/editing tips for common mistakes, back cover text, choosing book categories and search keywords, and so on, aka I’m bringing my day job to YOU.

…That about does it for off the top of my head. Maybe that doesn’t super sound like “all sorts” of things? But. It’s an intro post, not a “look into the windows of my soul” post. You don’t want to look in there. I don’t want to look in there. That’s what my therapist is for.

Anyway, you can’t fool me. You’re all mostly going to be here for the Lifetime movie recaps, and—regardless of the fact that my life would be a whole lot easier if I didn’t have to market my books like Sisyphus rolling that boulder up the hill or whatever, so dear God, it’s me, Margaret, can word-of-mouth take over now???—that is a decision I can only respect.

So. Per this post title: hello, my name is Kat Majik, but call me Maj if you would, and, no, that’s not my real name but it hits pretty close, so as author pseudonyms go I feel like I’ve struck a good balance.

Come hang out with me across the internet (yeah, that’s my Linktr.ee again, it’s just so efficient). Later, alligators. *insert sunglasses, finger guns here*