Reboot

    I’m back. I have neglected this blog for the past two months, mostly because I was pouting. I started to feel like no one was reading it, like I was just talking to myself and the sparse handful of loyal readers who are always there for me. I tried brevity. I tried shock value. I tried to entice readers in with cheap tricks and over posting on Facebook.
    I started this blog (let’s call it an “online column”, shall we?) to gain credibility and attention as a writer. I hoped that the column would gain popularity, and then when I submit my stories and manuscript, editors might say hey, I recognize that name. Right now I have no other way of building up a frame of reference, aside from actual publication. I am vigorously collecting rejection letters to that end. Still, I’m willing to keep trying the online column thing in an attempt to get my name out there. Obviously it only works if I have readers, but I recently read something on Penelope Trunk’s blog that made perfect sense-- if you write it they will come. I’m not getting a lot of readers right now, but then I’m not posting anything new either.
    So I’m back and I’m done pouting. To the few of you who are my ever-loyal readers, thank you from the very center of my heart (because the bottom of my heart sounds like a place where the dregs collect, whereas the center is the source of the lifeblood and very much more valuable). This is just a notification that I will commence writing and not let myself give up just because of reader-greed.
    If you loyal few do feel like being supportive though-- you can help by posting on Facebook, forwarding links via email, subscribing to the blog-- every little bit helps. I will post a “real” blog first thing tomorrow so if you feel helpful please do what you can to forward it along. I will keep writing regardless. But helpfulness is appreciated.
    Love you all!