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In the October 2008 issue of Writer’s Digest, in an article on blogging, best selling author M.J. Rose shared data on blogging that she had obtained from technorati.com. At that time there were 112.8 million active blogs. Each day brought the creation of 175,000 new blogs. Postings per day totaled 1.6 million which works out to 18 postings per second!
For years, when asked, “Do you have a blog?” I answered, “So far I’ve successfully avoided that.” Why then do I this day become part of the 175,000 new blogs for August 6, 2009? I’m finally ready. It is as simple as that.
I do not intend to provide ongoing chatter on how to write the next best seller nor will I share much in terms of technical aspects of writing. Other blogs address those challenges. What I will share are reflections on writing as it has influenced my life over the years and continues to do so. I will also share stories on writing from some of my clients: what they have experienced, felt, learned.
My mission is to encourage others to write, to tap into their untapped treasure troves of stories, experiences, knowledge.
Dan Poynter, self publishing expert and author of over 100 books, stated, “I don’t want people to die with a book still inside of them.” I share Dan’s sentiment. The book inside many individuals is not necessarily intended for a wide audience. The market could simply be one’s family but that is an important market – writing of traditions, history within a family that might be lost if someone doesn’t write it down.
Getting people to “write it down” - sharing stories and experiences and traditions and . . . how capturing that history does impact live, that is what this blog will be about. |