Feeling Seusseous and My First Curiosity Post

My first post on the Cabinet of Curiosities is up!  Or, maybe it’s almost up.  We’ll see if I correctly communicated with blogger. :P  I had a fun time writing the post, since it gave me a chance to quote Dr. Seuss.  He’s been an all-time favorite writer of mine my entire life, and I’ve always

Exciting News For Exciting Times

I rewrote my query today, and it only took me ten hours!  I think that’s a record.  Which kind I’d probably best not say.  But, it feels good to be finally really and truly heading out on the query trail.  Unlike last year when I went out with my dearly beloved 13 Demon Days, I’m

Seven Stylish Secrets

I usually blog on Sundays, but since I sometimes blog on Mondays or even miss a week, today I’m blogging on Friday.  Did that make sense?  Oh, good!  For a minute there I thought my logic had gone bad. The wonderfully stylish and sensational Pat Esden has tapped me for the: Which I’m delighted to

What Does a Blog Do For Me as a Writer?

In the same post which anounced his quarter finalist win at wotf, Jordan discussed his take on the pros and cons of blogging as a not-yet-professional writer.  His general take, as I understood it, was that a blog of this kind is not worth the investment, and a couple of his points were that writers should be writing, not blogging, and that the number and quality of contacts kept and maintained through a blog at this level is negligible when placed beside the time commitment of maintaining the blog.

He had some valid points, and got me thinking, so I decided to discuss the subject myself.  It might be that the discussion belongs on my writing LJ, but since I see it as involving all of you, I’m going to keep it here.  The post’s also grown as I wrote, so I might try a series of sum-ups and cuts to make it easier to navigate and to keep those who don’t want to hear my oh-so-carefully stated arguments in all their gritty glory from falling asleep.

Not every writer is writing to an audience outside themself, and that’s okay, but I have always seen what I do as a craft and a business.  I am an artist only in so far as I can reach my audience, and that means I need to effectively capture their attention.  Whatever skill level I’m currently at, I believe my blog has helped me to grow and increase my abilities in this area.

Apparently, You Might Be a Double Dork

Not sure why that’s up twice.  Excepting the vehemence of my irritation, of course.  And I can’t see how to delete an entire post…but I’ll get it figured out.  Wish I could say the same of my dealings with Dork. Later: Okay, got that fixed, and learned something about my site, too.  Yay me.