tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post8767978957732294568..comments2023-10-31T11:37:50.028-04:00Comments on on life & other inconveniences: Left Coast Crime & Blogging ThoughtsSandra Ruttanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-55403458806259183912007-02-08T18:18:00.000-05:002007-02-08T18:18:00.000-05:00I think different blogging routines work for diffe...I think different blogging routines work for different authors, and that may easily change as they become more popular. Sometimes I find the idea of a reclusive and enigmatic author really appealing: it lends an air of mystery to their work.<BR/><BR/>Actually, that gives me an idea for a post ...<BR/><BR/>BTW, I haven't stopped by in a few days or so because I didn't realise you'd updated. For whatever reason, I had to resubscribe to your newsfeed (I blame Bloglines/Blogger).Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-32067853969432684042007-02-08T11:53:00.000-05:002007-02-08T11:53:00.000-05:00Sandra, that LCC panel and those comments on autho...Sandra, that LCC panel and those comments on authors spending too much time blogging really stuck with me, too, really on the level of an epiphany. <BR/><BR/>Readers would rather we be writing books than blogging.<BR/><BR/>Wow. Good to know.<BR/><BR/>Now you are obviously able to multi-task and churn out these blogs without it affecting your other work, but I know, personally, I've got to be more careful.<BR/><BR/>So that was one of the more important nuggets I took away from LCC.<BR/><BR/>Hope you're feeling better! (I was also very low energy in Seattle, recovering from my once-a-year flu...)Alexandra Sokoloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881770599534651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-72169453338173202002007-02-07T21:25:00.000-05:002007-02-07T21:25:00.000-05:00Ha ha Angie!Spyscribbler, I love that group encour...Ha ha Angie!<BR/><BR/>Spyscribbler, I love that group encouragement too. Boy, some days, you really need it! And btw, you really got what I was trying to do with LCC posts - give people a taste of it. I would hope someone would go away and think, "Wish I'd been there, sounds like so much fun." That's the whole point!<BR/><BR/>Erik, hi! I think I owe you an email...Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-62393439537659165462007-02-07T19:12:00.000-05:002007-02-07T19:12:00.000-05:00Good commentary, Samdra. Good advice too. For one,...Good commentary, Samdra. Good advice too. For one, I am glad you have chosen to stay with us.Erik Ivan Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564245949077955844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-28329819936086385242007-02-07T18:50:00.000-05:002007-02-07T18:50:00.000-05:00Blog Readers and Feed Readers: they're awesome! I...Blog Readers and Feed Readers: they're awesome! I learn so much from other blogs. For me, (poor readers) blogging gets sh*t out of my brain, so I can focus on writing fiction.<br /><br />And I'm so lucky to have readers who cheer me up when the going gets tough. It's so, so, so sweet and wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-32638127622562791542007-02-07T17:51:00.000-05:002007-02-07T17:51:00.000-05:00That sounded kinda dirty, Sandra.
:pThat sounded kinda dirty, Sandra.<br /><br />:pangiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751466673491487048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-50569158086114276642007-02-07T17:05:00.000-05:002007-02-07T17:05:00.000-05:00Patrick, you should really do a blog post on that....Patrick, you should really do a blog post on that. Wow, thorough and interesting points.<br /><br />I agree about the am warm-up.<br /><br />Angie, how do I stick my tongue out at you electronically?Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-16550466212601001732007-02-07T16:53:00.000-05:002007-02-07T16:53:00.000-05:00I don't know where the hell you're getting your in...I don't know where the hell you're getting your information from...I AM the center of the universe. Sheesh, ya think you'd have figured it out by now!<br /><br />:o)angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751466673491487048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-8175803275193518712007-02-07T10:44:00.000-05:002007-02-07T10:44:00.000-05:00A while ago, I said I was going to spend a lot les...A while ago, I said I was going to spend a lot less time on blogging and get serious about finishing the novel. I soon discovered that my fiction output was no greater than it was before I cut back.<br /><br />Checking the blogs has become as much a part of my morning as reading the paper and getting Rowan off to school.<br /><br />Sure, blogging can get in the way of writing. On the other hand, if I actually write a post on my own blog instead of making my usual asinine comments on someone else's, it becomes almost a warm-up exercise. It gets me limbered up (and Christ knows I need that) for the work of "real" writing.<br />Blogging doesn't seem to slow down Bill Crider or Anne Frasier or Stuart MacBride or...you get the picture.<br /><br />I don't spend a lot of time on Rara-Avis or the Short Mystery Fiction Society listservs because I just don't have much to add to the conversation. But I do read most of the messages that get posted.<br /><br />I think blogging can be a great way for writers to reach out to their readers (and maybe sell a few more books), but I do agree you have to keep some kind of distance. You can't have fans e-mailing you directly and expected instant answers or, worse, calling you. And there are some freaky-ass people out there who will try to take advantage of your openness. I've already had a couple of brushes with their kind, and I'm still a fucking nobody!<br /><br />So I'm glad you're blogging. You know what small towns are like...no literary scene to speak of. Blogging gives me a chance to interact with other writers, from novice to pro, that I would never get in central Maine.Patrick Shawn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832860010935241958noreply@blogger.com