Too many uninitiated writers think blogging is a waste of time. Too many bitter bloggers think they will replace mainstream writer dinosaurs.In 10 years, nobody is going to care about these stupid distinctions--only the good writers will survive.
Last night, I watched Ron Wangaguhunga, Jon Friedman, and Carolyn Castiglia read hilarious stories at the WYSIWYG Talent Show. They are all great storytellers who happen to have blogs. Blogs are just writing tools, like typewriters. Technology can help you, but it doesn't make you a good writer or a bad writer.
Erika Dreifus, our resident expert this week, was a good writer before she started her blog through the e-publishing company, Lulu. Still, the blog helped her find new readers, establishing a sense of community among her audience. Read her essay if you don't believe me:
"I never "blogged" before I became a Lulu, and the blog I kept there helped prepare me for the one I launched right here. Apparently others liked it, too, because within its first six months it had attracted five thousand visitors. Since my Practicing Writer newsletter is distributed only once each month, I began using the blog to post more news about writing jobs, contests, and other information that just won't fit into the newsletter, space-wise or time-wise."
» Five Easy Questions, Erika Dreifus, Part Three from ThePublishingSpot
"To put it bluntly, I'm not very technologically savvy," writes Erika Dreifus, the writing guru over at The Practicing Writer, explaining how an e-book company rescued her fledgling career: "Even I could follow the instructions fo... [Read More]
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