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arunthol

BLOG!!

Feb 04, 2010 15:25

So, the industry people I know/have met keep stressing the need to have a WEB PRESENCE if you want to sell books. Livejournal ain't gonna cut it for me - not THIS account anyway. So, I've started a blog. It's here: Cat Vacuuming!No, I'm not abandoning LJ (inasmuch as I seldom post as it is). Cat Vacuuming is going to exist at a slight remove from ( Read more... )

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tri_dancer February 5 2010, 20:31:37 UTC

OK, but my burning question...did your trip to Pittsburgh accomplish what you needed it to?

arunthol February 8 2010, 17:21:46 UTC

I accomplished... well, blessed little in all honesty. But I got a first-hand look at the house, got a few things out of it that we'd wanted. The other stuff was strangely gone. And I learned that we weren't the only ones our former tenant stiffed. She'd rented a couple of VERY large televisions from a local place and walked off with them in her possession.

Also- I got to see a lot of folks I haven't seen since we moved, so... all in all I'd call it a success!

tri_dancer February 8 2010, 17:29:39 UTC

I know precious little about the situation. Is she the lawyer you wanted to sue?

Glad it was worthwhile overall. What's your next step with the house there?

arunthol February 8 2010, 17:39:16 UTC

Yep - she's the one. Next step is to finish things up with the mortgage company and sign over the deed. Made me sick for a long time, and I fought the realization that we just couldn't afford to keep the place, but now that I've come to terms with it, I'm aching to just move on.

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tri_dancer February 8 2010, 15:52:31 UTC

And now that I've read your first two entries, I'll weigh in...that they are REALLY long for blog posts. Author sites might be different than the ones I follow, so feel free to take this with a salt lick, but there it is.

It's fun reading, which is probably what matters most. Hope it helps you out!

arunthol February 8 2010, 17:37:50 UTC

I think, as blog posts go, they -are- on the long side, but after a brief survey of some authors I read/admire - not unusually so. William Gibson's blog posts appear to be VERY short. John Scalzi's vary widely. George Martin hits 600 when he's often enough that I don't feel too bad and Elizabeth Bear posts a LOT of short entries but the occasional big honker.

BUT - I very much appreciate your input! I expect future entries will be shorter, too. The two entries that are up are only part of the variety of content I plan to generate. Gotta have more than just the one trick up my sleeve. :)

Thanks for reading!!