Category Archives: Blogging

>10 Things I’ve Learned From Blogging Every Day

Posted on November 29, 2008 by

>What I’ve learned from NaBloPoMo participation this year: 1. Writing every day is damn hard work. 2. I am not content to just throw anything on my blog. I am too much of a perfectionist to not write, rewrite, edit, … Continue reading →

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>My Blog, Review Copies, Honest Criticism

Posted on November 21, 2008 by

>I haven’t participated in Booking Through Thursday before, but I do read the posts of some who do regularly. Today Ted’s post caught my attention. I received a review copy yesterday and I started reading it today. Someday I will … Continue reading →

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>Not at all James Bondian

Posted on November 17, 2008 by

>Saturday morning, as I sat in Catherine’s kitchen drinking coffee and watching the fog slowly lift to reveal the magnificent cathedral of St John’s the Divine, the phone rang. It was her friend Taradina, who I had the pleasure of … Continue reading →

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>NaBloPoMo

Posted on November 1, 2008 by

>I’m attempting it again this year — posting every day. There are some days where it may be a challenge to get this done. For instance I have a quick business trip next week. Thursday will be a long day … Continue reading →

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>Antidote for blogertia

Posted on August 27, 2008 by

>BlogLily wrote today about blogertia, that syndrome where one wants to blog but seems to have lost the spark for actually blogging. Lily gives some suggestions for overcoming blogertia and asked for others to make similar suggestion. Mine: post a … Continue reading →

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>Errant Blogger Returns

Posted on June 22, 2008 by

>Hi everybody, if there’s anybody still out there reading this. Been absent for a few weeks due to an underwhelming enthusiasm for writing anything. Been so unenthusiastic about even logging in, that I never posted who won the little give-away … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books Read 2008, Reading, Writers' Block | 3 Comments

>Advice to a new blogger

Posted on February 15, 2008 by

>A friend recently said that he was thinking of starting a blog, but wasn’t sure. So he asked me for info on blogging to help him decide. What advice would you give to a would-be blogger? What would you do … Continue reading →

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>Survey Says….

Posted on January 1, 2008 by

>The results from the Favorites of 2007 Survey have been compiled. As I did last year, I found the results surprising and interesting. A total of 12 different people replied, although not all completed every question. 1. Favorite Fiction Read … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Miscellany | 17 Comments

>Second Chance for Great Blog Posts

Posted on December 9, 2007 by

>Recently, I announced a new feature here — a regular post highlighting other bloggers’ posts that were either overlooked (didn’t get the hits the blogger expected) or a piece of writing that one wanted to bring to the attention of … Continue reading →

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>What’s your best blog post?

Posted on December 7, 2007 by

>Do you have a favorite blog post you’d like highlighted, maybe one that you’d like others to read or re-read? Just a quick reminder that I’ll be posting links to some great blog posts this weekend (see details here). If … Continue reading →

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