Remember when blogs didn't even exist? I do. And since I've always been something of a geek, I remember exactly when they came into focus. I love blogs because they turn the everyday person into a writer. Strangely enough, I'm much more comfortable writing fiction than I am blogging. Hence, the sporadic entries here on my site.

In any case, I read a really interesting article at Writer's Digest about the writer and the blog: Blogged and Burned.

The article points out that some writers, trying to be honest and open about their writing lives and experiences with publishers often find themselves under fire from fans or perhaps even people in the industry. The article cautions that this new medium of communication has the potential to be eternal and author bloggers have to take care to stay professional.

I've often wondered if I give away too much information about myself on my site. Fortunately, I feel fairly safe writing what little I write here because I'm pretty sure no one's reading it anyway. :-)