Procrastination or Apathy?

If you take a look at my music blog, Rich Farmers, you'll notice that my last post was written on May 23. Rich Farmers was once my pride and joy. I started it in 2006 and faithfully updated it every week. Granted, my interest in music is not what it once was, because my particular genre (country) has been pretty awful for a long time. So, posting about anything current is virtually impossible. Still, the site has value. One thing I feel is important to do is to commemorate artists' legacies before those artists are entirely forgotten. Today's country music, forgettable as it is, didn't just spring fully formed out of nowhere. There's a deep and rich history attached to it, even though many of today's artists have chosen to bastardize that. 

My problem, as it were, is maintaining multiple sites. That, plus a severe case of apathy. As it stands right now, I have two articles posts I need to write, about two music giants who recently passed away, and I'm not in the right mindset to do them justice. I compose my posts differently; I'm not a professional music critic. Instead I write about how artists have affected me personally. Those feelings might not be universally shared; probably not, but I'm not into cold, calculated prose. 

Aside from those two posts, I still need to write an article I foolishly agreed to write for the book blogger who'll be reviewing my novel. I came up with an idea that ties my music world in with my literary one ~ in essence, how well written prose mimics the flow of a melodic piece ~ but I wrote two paragraphs, then didn't know where to take it. (That's generally a sign of a bad idea.) If inspiration doesn't strike, I may not do it at all. I like having sort of a template ~ what types of articles has she published before? How many words were they? But alas, without being a paid member of her website, I can't view any. She also publishes a magazine, so I bought the latest copy, but it was entirely made up of reviews. 

The only clue on her site says:

"Whether you want to share insights into your writing experience, discuss your latest book, or offer words of wisdom for fellow writers and readers, this is a golden opportunity to showcase your talent and market your work."

Well, my writing experience would make for a pretty dull article and maybe I should discuss my latest book, but blatant promotion like that feels icky. I prefer a more roundabout approach: if people like my article, maybe they'll like my book. (That's akin to, "if people like my Instagram story, maybe they'll like my book" ~ delusional.)

Thus, I guess I'll just think about those three posts/articles a while longer. I'm sure inspiration will strike soon. Right?