Ack!
Once again, I return at mid-day from my day-job with a late, late post. When life gets busy, I sometimes ask myself, why keep this blog? I love doing it, but sometimes it really gets in the way of normal life.
I'm sure you've thought the same things about your own projects, but today, two of my favorite writers reminded me of why I blog--and why every writer should learn how to play online.
Jeff Jarvis makes the first point, in an off-handed, yet inspiring, set of links that all fledgling writers should pay attention to:
"Neil McIntosh has damned good advice for journalism students, following up on a report about the state of j-schools and technology, below: 'Again, for those at the back: if you think you want to be a journalist, I now don’t think there’s any excuse not to have a blog. The closer you get to looking around for jobs, the better it should be maintained.'"
Besides the professional resources, connections, and inspiration blogging has taught me, the form has also helped me learn the art of the practical interview. After reading thousands of posts, I've learned to ask the questions that matter most to me (and hopefully to you too!).
The lovely novelist Heather McElhatton said it much better than me:
"Jason B, who posts The Publishing Spot, did an interview with me and got some very non-schlocky answers out of me. You know when you do a book tour and eighty people ask you the same question, after awhile you tend to answer them the same, creating for yourself a bit of a saccahrine 'pat' answer. Jason asked some stuff that got me to crack open a bit."
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