Reader: Request for Advice

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Request for Advice

I started this blog a few years ago, and when I started, the blog had no purpose at all. AT. ALL.

Then it developed a purpose. It got me through the death of my father and all manner of other related crapulence. I have maintained the blog - though it had no clear purpose - and since those events (see: crapulence), I have tried to write.

I think we all agree that the better posts are in the archives.

The advice I request has not to do with whether I should keep blogging. I shall. Really. (Please don't look at me like that).

What I want to know is this: as I embark on the book project unrelated to this blog (but not without overlap)... can I, should I, shall I... write about the book?

And what is the book...?

It is a novel. It is not the Whole Story of Why I Sharpen My Knives.

It is just a story.

(In which perhaps one character will maintain a shocking collections of very sharp knives).

Can I blog about it... ?

13 comments:

Avitable said...: You could post excerpts. Or summaries. Or whole chapters if you want. I'd read it.; December 30, 2009 at 11:56 PM
sybil law said...: I would definitely read it. I think it just comes down to what you are comfortable with, really.; December 31, 2009 at 12:28 AM
Grumpy but sweet said...: of course you can! :); December 31, 2009 at 8:16 AM
ExtraO said...: I think yes.; December 31, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Megan said...: I'm sure we'd all love to read it and even critique it if you wish.; December 31, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Ryan said...: Yes. Snippets would be excellent.; December 31, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Sandy said...: I think that (legally) you should check on whether posting a book or exerpt of a book on a blog is considered being published to a publisher. I assume that you will write a book with the end result of being published. Otherwise, why bother? Just have a blog! (heh)
Just something to think about. I'm not sure which side of the street this resides on but it's worth a look before you begin.
Happy Writing!
And
Happy New Year!
xo; December 31, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Kate P said...: The librarian side of me says watch out for copyright, intellectual property, etc.

The desperate reader side of me says whatever you post, I will read!; December 31, 2009 at 11:37 PM
LizLSB said...: I would read it. And it's your blog; you can do what you want. Keep writing!; January 1, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Julie said...: Please do. I am desperate for Nina.; January 2, 2010 at 4:29 PM
Charlotte said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; January 6, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Maggie said...: Dooooo itttt!

Nice to see you writing again (wish I were doing as much), and I like the new look of the site. Happy New Year!; January 6, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Anonymous said...: i didn\t understant you,try again.
edmondo.; July 5, 2010 at 7:36 AM

Who are these people?

Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
Buzz Elder Brother. Cross me at your peril.
Jib computer wizard, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, stand-up guy I can count on to catch a movie and hold hands in the dark without it having any meaning whatosever. Every woman needs a man like Jib.
Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

English Teacher Disclaimer

I teach English, and I sometimes get a emotional about grammar, punctuation, and usage. I sometimes write posts about other people's grammar - or mine. This does not mean, however, that my blog is without errors. I constantly go back and edit for typos and sometimes even... misspelled words *clutching skull and gagging*. If you find a mistake feel free to call me out on it. I will persist in making mistakes whether I attempt to catch them or not, and I will continue to be my bitchy English teacher self despite my capacity to screw up just as often as the next person... and maybe more.