Abby rebels

Miss Snark says I shouldn't have a blog if I'm an aspiring writer. This means that a) I am boring and b) I am not writing.

I disagree with this. It's rather thrilling to disagree with Miss Snark, really.

Says one commenter: "When you get published and have something to promote, then you can spend some time on a blog." Lovely idea - site with no content. I've seen lots of those. Big picture of writer, fancy script font, three line bio, and links that say "Coming soon!" Instant boredom.

I can see where Miss Snark is coming from, specifically that an agent doesn't care about your, or my, dumb blog. I did not mention my blog in any of my queries or cover letters, and I don't intend to. I'll bring it up way later in the deal. I can't imagine anything less likely than a busy agent squinting at the blog of an unknown writer, desperately interested in their opinion of this season of Lost.

However, just because an agent isn't interested doesn't mean much. It's like we're a bunch of high school nerds, wondering what the popular kids will think. Do we really, really care? Isn't life too short for that?

Blog your dumb blogs, people - that's what the internet is for. You have a right to write whatever you goddamn well please.

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