By Elaine L. Orr
On October 16, 2011, I wrote the first post on this blog, Irish Roots Author. Its title was "First time blogger at what age?!" Below is the post:
I have long been a writer, but have never blogged. It took me a couple years to get a Facebook account, and I still prefer email -- faster and fewer distractions. Now that I have "retired" I am publishing more of what I write, and would love to have people read my books or articles. Does that happen if you sit in a home office and keep the cat off the laptop keyboard (which kitty believes is her electric blanket)? Nope.
So, here I sit with not a clue about how to use a blog to my advantage and willing to learn. Did I mention I can't update my web site because the host site (Yahoo) no longer allows Microsoft Front Page? Learning new software for the web site and creating a blog? Yikes.
If you had told me I'd write hundred of posts on reading, writing, publishing, and what I term musings, I would have scoffed. (There's a word you don't get to use too often.)
Early posts were shorter than most current ones. However, as I learned more about publishing, I tried to share what I'd learned. It didn't take me long to figure out that I might spend hours learning how to do something (load a book to a website, develop marketing ideas), but I would use two minutes of those hours to get the job done. I kept trying to compress the information so others could take less time.
Now I try to write mostly about writing, though I diverge or relate what I write to other aspects of life. The hardest part is to write steadily. I've set on three posts a month, and appreciate forcing myself to do it. When you write fiction, self-discipline is your friend and your nightmare.
No words of wisdom today. Just acknowledging that I'm still here, pushing the electronic pencil.
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