tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3018379399999222825..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Blog! What is it good for? (* with apologies to Frankie goes to Hollywood)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-68350687797707381582010-08-27T21:06:49.519+01:002010-08-27T21:06:49.519+01:00Cakewrecks is hilarious. But seriously, I've l...Cakewrecks is hilarious. But seriously, I've learned a lot about the publishing industry from agent blogs. It wasn't too long ago (I'd say in the last five years) that you didn't have access to that type of insider pov unless you worked in the industry. For beginning writers it's an easy way for them to do their homework and save time from making rookie mistakes.Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-35853909007570506502010-08-27T12:12:07.972+01:002010-08-27T12:12:07.972+01:00Ooh, controversy, I hadn't even thought of tha...Ooh, controversy, I hadn't even thought of that! Now which ABBA member is going to volunteer to have a kiss-and-tell with a cabinet minister? :) :)Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890097085059764567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-38603009937497102612010-08-26T16:35:07.151+01:002010-08-26T16:35:07.151+01:00Yikes - didn't expect to see myself mentioned ...Yikes - didn't expect to see myself mentioned here! Thanks, Leila!<br /><br />Linda - good question. I think if one sat down with the "I must find a good blog to read" it would be really difficult and you'd waste a lot of time. (Even more than we do already!) I think it's more often that there are a few you already know, and occasionally someone mentions another one IN one of the blogs you read, and you go and read that. I think the funniest ones I've found when someone has put a link on Facebook. <br /><br />Kath - yes, I've seen you popping your head up on Twitter. Are you doing ok? The next bit ot the tutorial should come over the weekend. Don't panic!<br /><br />As far as Leila's question about ABBA goes, re how to progress it - I think it's doing beautifully. I don't think success should be measured in followers or comments, though those things have a certain amount of power, but many many more people will be reading it who don't actually "follow". I suppose controversy is one way to get people to read something, but it's not really something I enjoy myself so I'm not going to provide it! (Crabbit is all a front...)Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51168255785185397092010-08-25T21:48:57.340+01:002010-08-25T21:48:57.340+01:00Yes, Cakewrecks came to me by word of mouth - and ...Yes, Cakewrecks came to me by word of mouth - and I pass it on to anyone I think would like it (what's not to like!)<br />I read blogs every morning over breakfast. I have a list of about 15 that I visit over toast and coffee. They are all writing related (Nicola Morgan, Bookwitch, ABBA, plus a few US agents, Janet Reid and the like). It puts me in the mood for proper work. Some are mostly informative, others have a quirky voice that makes me laugh (The Rejectionist!).Elen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445201005486291612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-60295706342956705232010-08-25T18:37:59.063+01:002010-08-25T18:37:59.063+01:00Thank you for introducing me to Cakewrecks and the...Thank you for introducing me to Cakewrecks and the masterpiece with "an edible photocopy of sprinkles". Wonderful. Perhaps my next book could have edible pages; or the words could have different flavours. Was this the original intention of 'Readers' Digest'? Or was that the book eating the reader?Andrew Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875188855955154864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59416438213845188672010-08-25T14:48:27.516+01:002010-08-25T14:48:27.516+01:00Well, I think I found Cake wrecks because a friend...Well, I think I found Cake wrecks because a friend sent me a link to it. I find non-writing sites like that often - personal recommendation/ word of mouth.Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890097085059764567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-7810527465227128052010-08-25T14:28:25.235+01:002010-08-25T14:28:25.235+01:00Another interesting question is, how do people fin...Another interesting question is, how do people find their way to certain blogs? I read ABBA and Bookwitch every day, because they are entertaining and thought-provoking, and are a good way to keep in touch with the writing world. I've just had a look at ''Cake Wrecks'' (which is very funny, thanks for mentioning it) but I'd never have sat down and thought ''Right, today I'm going to look for a website that shows photos of badly iced cakes'' Is this merely a lack of imagination on my part? <br /><br />So - how do people find the sites which suit them best?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912774665400125173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-76128989627124180802010-08-25T13:26:13.088+01:002010-08-25T13:26:13.088+01:00I was just having a look at your blog, Katherine -...I was just having a look at your blog, Katherine - it is really interesting. I think your 'how I wrote it' series would come under 'information'? It's a bit like the extra notes you get at the back of some books. <br />And I agree, blogs can be a place for taking risks - which is fantastic.Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890097085059764567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-60302259237013342862010-08-25T11:28:29.392+01:002010-08-25T11:28:29.392+01:00I am currently doing a series about the writing of...I am currently doing a series about the writing of my latest novel over on my own blog at Reclusive Muse, which I hope will be interesting for those who have read the book, but everything you say makes sense. I read blogs in the same way I read a newspaper - that is I am always partly "working" as I do, keeping an eye out for interesting snippets and stuff I didn't know before, as well as being entertained and instructed - Nicola Morgan's blog has just helped me on to Twitter!<br /><br />As a writer, a blog can also be a valuable creative outlet for writing that may never be published elsewhere because it won't make a big enough profit - such as poems, essays, quirky stories. Blogs may be places for taking the risks that traditional publishing cannot take?Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.com