I can’t swim very well. Maybe that’s why I’m wary of diving
into the world of blogging. What if I write something stupid or make a
punctuation error? Before the world sees my books, my words are scrutinized by
my writer’s group then by my agent and by my editor. These people are hawks.
Nothing gets by them. When it’s just me and the keyboard, mistakes will be
made.
Nobody’s perfect, so I’m jumping in the pond. Author KristenLamb’s excellent blog has inspired me to take the leap.
Here’s a post I scribbled a while back. I think it’s
something everyone can relate to, author or not.
How the Internet distracts me while I’m trying to work: I look up the spelling of the name
Aguero to double check that I’ve got it right. Somehow, that leads me to a
beautiful clear blue swimming hole somewhere in Spain. (Not pictured) Find where on the globe
it is and get caught up looking at family vacation photos. Notice how much
younger the wife is than the husband. Look at amount of children frolicking
around them, wonder if she is his second wife or if she started giving birth at
twelve. Are they rich or poor? Do they get along?
Being the conflicted Gemini that I am, half of me says this
is beneficial, that I am constantly drumming up new ideas for plots, characters
and relationships. The other half says hogwash and pulls up a recent www.Delanceyplace.comDelancey Place post entitled
“You can’t do two things at once.”
The post doesn’t mention gender. I think women actually can multitask. Hold the
baby, cook the meal, plan the budget, etc. Men on the other hand…
What do you think?
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