So…this is my blog?
Now that I’m closing in on 50, I thought it was about time I jumped on the bandwagon and got one of these things going. I’ve had people say to me on more than one occasion, “If you’re a writer (or hope to be one), how come you don’t blog?” My usual response would be to shrug my shoulders and grumble some vague and non-committal response. On a side note, some may say that this is my default response for most questions. But I suppose I’ve had my reasons for not blogging before, not the least of which would be my reluctance to try and figure out HOW TO SET UP A FREAKING BLOG SITE!! It’s funny, because it wasn’t too many years ago, I built my own commercial website by grabbing a book about HTML and popping a Dreamweaver software disc into my computer and just figuring out on my own what I needed to know. These days, I get frustrated trying to figure out what a menu is! A MENU for crisake! I swear, if this is the difference between being in your thirties and being in your almost fifties, then God help me! God help us all!
Probably a bigger reason why I’ve never blogged before is that I never thought that blogging really fit my style of writing, which usually consisted of writing some scantily thrown-together rough draft and then forgetting about it for months. It didn’t really seem like a good fit for me. Blogging requires a bit of commitment, at least if you want to be successful at it. And with work, and feeding the dog every night…I just couldn’t see how I’d fit it in!
So, why start blogging now you may wonder? I guess I feel a compulsion to share what I do and who I am. I am an introvert and by many standards, probably a pretty severe one. Yet, I long to share my writings, my thoughts and ideas and random silliness with others. I’m hoping, that I can get my proverbial shit together and put some of my thoughts, ideas and silliness out there and someone may enjoy it. Also, I actually published my first novel and I have just finished a novella that should be ready to publish early this spring. So, I guess you could say that I’m starting to take my writing a bit more seriously.
I suppose if you’ve been kind enough to read this far, we should be on a first name basis. My name is Maxine, but just call me Maxie. You may share yours with me if you like or if you prefer to play the part of the mysterious stranger well that’s cool too. If you get to know me, you’ll learn that just about everything is cool by me.
If you should ever decide to visit me again, what can you hope to find here? Well, hopefully, more blog posts! That’s meant to be a joke but I’m also trying to keep it real. Also, I’ll have updates on what I’m currently writing and I may write about my experiences with e-publishing. I might post some short stories, some essays, some thoughts about the world and life and the universe. If you catch me on a weird day, you might find some (pretty horrid) poetry. I may even post a picture of my dog. Oh, let’s get real, I’ll probably post a hundred pictures of my dog! Speaking of which, she’s hungry…so I’ll say goodbye for now and tell you that it’s been a pleasure meeting you and I hope to see you again soon!