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I have 3 hours to write approximately 2500 words, if I want to get chapter 40 finished today. No problem. That's why I'm wasting time posting to LJ, right? Ok, so the current scene is germinating. I've got to decide if/how I want this particular combat to end. No, I actually know how it HAS to end, but it's more complicated than that. Nevermind, to explain is too much. To sum up: I'm wasting time here while part of me is Deciding Things.
I see LJ is not delivering comments again - that's annoying.
A thought has occurred to me today, about writing and networking and meeting like minded folk and all that. I'm going to WW at the end of the month, where I'll be seeing some writerly folks I've met in previous years and keep in touch w/mostly via LJ. I'm excited as much about seeing these people again, as I am about attending the Con. It occurred to me that I have WAY more writers/agents/editors on my f-list now than I ever had before I attended my first WW. I think there are twenty+ now, where before there were...well, none. (Other than fellow fic writers, which is different.)
I have a point, I promise! I was sitting here thinking about all the authors and agents on my f-list, and how open they all are about answering questions, posting about the biz, offering advice, and I thought "Wow, LJ's become sort of like its own writing Con, except instead of panels, you have individual blog entries. (Except sometimes someone like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jaylake will post a topic, and the comments turn into something very like a panel.)
And that led to the thought that LJ is really its very own networking tool, or can be. At the very least, it's led me to developing some friendships that might have just been casual acquaintances without it - it's hard to have a friendship if you only see/speak to the person once a year. A lot of authors now are being advised by their publishers to start a blog, a MySpace page, et al, as a marketing tool to get their name out there, etc. Well, I submit that having a blog and reading other writer blogs and agent blogs can be just as valuable to the struggling writer. It helps you keep abreast of industry news, makes connections you might otherwise not have, offers you the chance to participate in things like the pitch and hook contests certain journals have offered in the past year...
Hmm. LJ is far more than just a social hang out, even though I <3 my fandom peeps and waxing poetic about various TV shows and movies - I may have to seriously consider the benefits of getting one of those permanent accounts they're offering soon. It's more difficult to justify the expense when it's "just a blog". But I spend more than that attending a writing con, and that puts it in a whole new perspective.
I see LJ has decided to start delivering those comment notifications...a trickle at a time.
I see LJ is not delivering comments again - that's annoying.
A thought has occurred to me today, about writing and networking and meeting like minded folk and all that. I'm going to WW at the end of the month, where I'll be seeing some writerly folks I've met in previous years and keep in touch w/mostly via LJ. I'm excited as much about seeing these people again, as I am about attending the Con. It occurred to me that I have WAY more writers/agents/editors on my f-list now than I ever had before I attended my first WW. I think there are twenty+ now, where before there were...well, none. (Other than fellow fic writers, which is different.)
I have a point, I promise! I was sitting here thinking about all the authors and agents on my f-list, and how open they all are about answering questions, posting about the biz, offering advice, and I thought "Wow, LJ's become sort of like its own writing Con, except instead of panels, you have individual blog entries. (Except sometimes someone like
jaylake will post a topic, and the comments turn into something very like a panel.)And that led to the thought that LJ is really its very own networking tool, or can be. At the very least, it's led me to developing some friendships that might have just been casual acquaintances without it - it's hard to have a friendship if you only see/speak to the person once a year. A lot of authors now are being advised by their publishers to start a blog, a MySpace page, et al, as a marketing tool to get their name out there, etc. Well, I submit that having a blog and reading other writer blogs and agent blogs can be just as valuable to the struggling writer. It helps you keep abreast of industry news, makes connections you might otherwise not have, offers you the chance to participate in things like the pitch and hook contests certain journals have offered in the past year...
Hmm. LJ is far more than just a social hang out, even though I <3 my fandom peeps and waxing poetic about various TV shows and movies - I may have to seriously consider the benefits of getting one of those permanent accounts they're offering soon. It's more difficult to justify the expense when it's "just a blog". But I spend more than that attending a writing con, and that puts it in a whole new perspective.
I see LJ has decided to start delivering those comment notifications...a trickle at a time.
