May 27, 2012 |
I’ve always loved the dual purpose word: Beat (a rhythm, an action). Class (a group, a status). So “resume” and “resume’ ” aren’t exactly the same thing, but… it’s late, so that’s all the brain-power you get from me right now.
This post is scheduled for Sunday, but I’m writing it Friday night. Actually, I’m linking it.
It’s going to be a non-writing weekend for various reasons, plus I’m trying to boost my blog popularity (like that’s anything new). So the following is a list of my Very Important Posts from the last few months. These are the posts that have either been nationally featured on BlogHer.com and/or received great attention in other ways. It’s sort of a review, if you will. My Resume’.
In a few days, I hope to resume my blog writing intently. Along with two devotions, the book series, the correspondence course, and the short stories for contests/submissions.
I missed posting “What’s the Word? Wednesday” on the 23rd, but I’ll have a new one posted next week.
In the meantime, feel free to click on these (or any posts) and leave your comments and feedback.
And now for (I hope) your reading enjoyment, the Frankly, My Dear Mojo reading list for May, 2012:
Lessons Learned: The Louie Edition
How to Survive a Midnight Movie Premiere
More or Less: 29 Words
What I Learned on Women’s Retreat [The Big Whammy!]
The Long Goodbye: What FLASHPOINT Means to Me
Prom!
Dear God, Did You Forget About Me?!
What’s Your Writing Style? Creatively Overcoming Writer’s Block
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Meal Memo in a Jar
Davy Jones is Dead
Permission to Write
New Inklings Press
Mojo TV Review: “Once Upon a Time”
Teeter x Totter
A Good Name
Following Fabian
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Nov 17, 2011 |
I’ve known Claudia for years. What I didn’t know, until I started blogging last year, is that she also likes to write. Accordingly, she likes to read. And, bonus!, she likes to read my blog.
Recently, she sent me this email:
“Blogging everyday is impressive, and it’s also one of the reasons I enjoy your blog. I subscribe to a few others, but posts often are few and far between so I lose interest. I like that yours comes everyday, and the funny thing is that your title alone makes me happy. I love that you call it “Frankly, my dear…” You don’t finish the phrase, which is probably a good thing, but I kind of always like that you write what you write and you do this without seemingly caring about our response. That’s refreshing. I don’t read your blogs everyday even though they come, but I always skim them to see if I might enjoy reading. A lot of times I do just skim, but then every now and then you’ll write something that really connects with me. I guess those random jewels mixed in with all the rest are why I take the time to skim…just in case :)”
When I first started my blog, I did a weekly Comment Commentary; where I’d respond to each and every comment. Sure, that was fine when my comments were one or two per post.
But as the blog grows, the comments increase. I couldn’t keep up with a personal reply to each and every comment (although I really do read them all, and wish I had the time to keep responding!).
When I got this email from Claudia tonight, it just made me feel special. She gets it. She gets what and why I write. She just gets it.
In her short email, she summarized my intent and belief for my blog: “you write what you write and you do this without seemingly caring about our response”. The code word there is “seemingly”. Because I do care. I care that what I write is accepted, promoted, and appreciated. It’s never my intent to offend, but just to offer light hearted daily life stories (and some great recipes!).
It’s a great blend of dreams, imagination, true life, and my observations of all of the above. And it can be work, at times, to make it seem effortless; to not let my current emotions color my posts (lucky you to never seldom hear me rant!) but that’s my job. You’re not a shrink, and I’m not a patient. This isn’t my way of finding healing through vicarious living. This isn’t a narcissistic attempt to gain attention.
It’s just me. Mixing up all the ingredients of life, and sharing them with you.
The comments are just icing on this delicious cake.
Thanks, Claudia.
