The blogs, they are a’changing …

• Posted in General musings, On Writing

I’ve realized something about my blog habits — they’ve changed in recent months.

When I was first starting out as a writer, I surfed over to Miss Snark’s just about every day. I also checked out blogs by other agents, like Kristin Nelson. Now? Not so much. The truth is I just don’t need info anymore about what to put in a query letter or how to act if an agent calls with an offer of representation. And I find that I get tired of reading about people obsessing about what “not right for us at this time” really means. (It means no people, nothing more, nothing less.)

Now, I’m into review sites, like Dear Author and The Good, The Bad, and the Unread, and All About Romance. I want to see what people are buzzing about, what’s getting read and what’s not, what’s getting great reviews, and how my own book fits into the scheme of things.

My blog habits have changed because my writing’s changed. I’ve moved from the desperately-trying-to-get-an-agent phase to the almost-published phase. The wide-eyed newbie has morphed into a slightly savvier, tougher chick. At least, I hope she has. 😎

What about you? Has your Web surfing changed as your writing career’s taken off? Inquiring minds want to know …

2 Responses to “The blogs, they are a’changing …”

  1. Edie says:

    I read Kristin Nelson’s every day. I’ll check out Miss Snark’s about once in a while. Not so much the other agent blogs. Once I sell, I probably won’t read any of them either.

  2. Jennifer Estep says:

    I used to love Miss Snark, but I guess I’ve just outgrown most of the information she gives. I still read Nelson’s blog a couple times a week because she has a lot of info that’s still relevant to me (at least).

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