If at first you don't suceed...(Part one)

Okay, let’s rewind and try this again. For the three folks who actually once followed this blog, it’s obvious that I haven’t posted anything here in over a year. There are many reasons for my neglect, and I’m not going into them, partly because they’ll probably come up at some point later, and I hate repeating myself. For now, suffice to say it’s a new year and a new blog, sort of.  On that theme, I’m guest blogging today over at Lisabet Sarai’s Beyond Romance blog, about the New Year and new resolutions. Go check it out, because a) she’s got a cool blog, and b) that’s all you get from me today. I'll be back tomorrow (perhaps) to expand on the theme.

Random Question for the Day (I have missed this feature): When you hesitate before hitting snooze on your alarm clock, are you being lazy?

I have no idea. I no longer own an alarm clock. Back when I did, I seldom used it, and I never, ever hit snooze. Once I'm awake, I'm awake. I am, however, unquestionably the laziest creature in the universe.

Finally

Yay! And boo...
I have a blog. And I wound up going to one of the pre-made, cut and paste, do it our way or die blog sites after all. So much for all the garbage in earlier entries, transcribed from the page in my web site. I could have deleted them and not transcribed them here, banishing them to computer limbo land, but I decided to keep this honest if, if I'm going to do it. And the truth is, I didn't want to do a blog this way. But I couldn't figure out another way that wasn't more work than I wanted, so here I am.

Also in defiance of info given below, there is now a guestbook on the website. In case you haven't seen it elsewhere, my author's website is romancebyrachelsmith.com. Go there. Leave a note on the guestbook. I command you.

And finally, contradicting the post immediately preceding this one, if you care to check dates, no I didn't post every week as I said I would. But I'm posting now, and having posted now, I consider my current obligation complete. We'll start being interesting next time. Have a good night.

PS. If you want interesting, I've decided to do the answers to random questions from the profile, and post them in the blog periodically. Those look fun. Here's the first one:

For your birthday, your aunt gave you a maple syrup dispenser shaped like a rooster. Please write her a thank-you note:

Dear Auntie: When did you get back from the grave? How did you do it? And what significance does the rooster have in announcing your debut as an undead citizen, of whatever variety you've chosen? Please, please drop me an email. I'm dying of curiosity (whoops, beg pardon). We really must get together soon. Over coffee, perhaps? Do you still drink coffee?

Blogging?

Why is blogging so difficult for me? I'm a writer! I write novels! Why then, do I struggle to periodically post a few words online?I don't know. Maybe because a blog isn't a novel. I always said I couldn't write short stories, and my blogging block appears to bear it out. Part of the problem is that I really figure no one's reading. I mean, what am I blogging about? My life? How utterly boring to anyone but me. You'd think the presumed lack of public interest would be freeing. Similar to a journal that no one will read, so you can write anything you please in it. With my luck though, if I approached blogging in that light, someone would not only read my entries, but find them horribly offensive. I"ve looked at other writer's blogs. Most seem to have no difficulty generating blog topics from week to week or month to month. They pose questions for their readers to consider (and answer) and host contests with a wide range of prizes. I bow down before their efforts, and still walk away uninspired, if not outright intimidated. But autumn is the season of renewal, for me. My birthday happens soon, and I always use it the way some folks do the New Year, to evaluate and commit (or recommit) to changes I'd like to make and goals I'd like to achieve. In that spirit, I hereby formally pledge to blog about something a minimum of once a week, at least until the end of this year. At that point, I'll re-evalute again. So if anybody's out there, stay tuned.