Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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I am a freelance writer and a book recommendation columnist for the Colorado Springs Gazette. Below are my weekly book recommendation columns, author interviews and random musings. Please feel free to comment.
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October
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- A little Miller humor
- Snow days
- Somebody made me cry (and Sneek Peek)
- Accountability Group
- THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET: Published in the Gaz...
- Nuts
- My list of things I like (a sequel to yesterday's ...
- Things I like
- I may never write again
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- Suspended ceiling tiles
- Having fun
- H-O-R-S-E
- Great procrastination opportunities (like you need...
- Losing my voice
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September
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- Tribute to Follower Kelly Polark
- Does your character need couch time?
- Are you serious? And daughter update.
- And the book goes in the drawer...
- Randomness
- Michael Connelly INTERVIEW: Published in the Color...
- Three words fast!
- Sneak Peek: Lance Sijan's story
- Buy your domain name
- Anne Lamott and Richard Russo: Published in the Co...
- Send me some names
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- HAVE SPACE SUIT --- WILL TRAVEL: Published in the ...
- Through the first trimester
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- Is there such a thing as too much funny?
- Pets and babies: They boost your dialogue
- I'D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL...
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- My American Icon entry
- The Book Thief: Published in the Gazette August 17...
- American Icon 5 recap
- About my book column
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- American Icon 5
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May
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- Dennis Lehane: Published in the Gazette May 31, 20...
- You and your characters
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- Dennis Lehane Q&A
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- Sophie Kinsella: Published in Gazette May 18, 2009...
- Random musings
- I'm not rich or royalty
- E.B. White/Kids Summer Reading: Published in Gazet...
- Our troops are reading
- "When we met" scenes
- Birthing a book
- Ah, the irony.
- Interview with Jeannette Walls
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- Funny contest!
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7 comments:
Well, Anita, I think I would blog. I know there are plenty of reasons not to blog (good chance I'd put my foot in my mouth, it's a time suck, there are lots of creeps roaming the internet, etc.), but I might be able to help a few writers and blogs are fun, so I'd do it. I'd limit posts with personal info, though (even with my warehouse of guns, military-trained-assasin husband, alarm system, black belt and two large dogs, you can never be too sure) and I'd avoid all political references (because there's just no point in talking politics in a work-related blog). And that's my answer.
I would blog, yes. I think it helps writers relate to you on a more personal level. But I would keep it very professional, and I would include all information to submit work. I like it when agents do that - the more places they put that information, the better. Maybe I'm wrong? I don't know. I'm not an agent, but I love blogging, so if I was one, I'm sure I'd be in blogland.
I would. It is a tool that creates a 'personability' towards the writing public as well as enabling clients to learn more about the way your mind works.
Yes. But I would undoubtedly end up talking about things completely unrelated to agenting. My unhealthy obsession with new flavors of Pringles, for example.
Yes. We all blog as it is. Why would we stop because our job changed. :)
I'd like to know if there are agents who have or wanted to blog but their agency doesn't want them to.
Yes. It's a way for people to get to know me on a personal and professional level.
I really appreciate the agents who blog, but I completely understand reasons for not blogging, too. Agents who blog open themselves up to all sorts of junk.
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