Sunday, August 10, 2008

Blog-al Gazing...


You know, I almost never look at my own blog. I mean, I write the thing, of course, and I get a copy of the posts on my Reader, but it's RSS, man, and I almost never hop over to the blog page itself to look at it.

(I don't read my books after I've written them, either, apart from a little segment here or there for a public appearance. Can't bear to see all the places I've gone wrong, I guess...)

Anyway, in discussions today with my favourite web-wizard Dale McGladdery, I discovered that more people than I are negligent of their blogrolls, and some are removing them altogether. I try to share the link-love with everyone I talk about in the blogs I write, but almost always forget to add them to my blogroll.

So, today I ditched the thing altogether. And I like it. Less distraction on the main page. I'm actually planning to re-situate all my writing posts onto my website (I'll keep this site for blathering about all the other stuff going on), but from now on, I think all the love's going to come from my links instead of my roll.

Fewer calories that way.

~kc

4 comments:

Anita Daher said...

I keep my blog list because I don't have an RSS feed, and I like to click through when I have time :-)

kc dyer said...

A good point, Anita! (I couldn't live without my RSS, though -- too many blogs, too little time...)

Hope your new gig is going well -- am following your adventures avidly on your blog!

~kc

Anita Daher said...

I'm LOVING the new job, kc! There are very fine manuscripts in the slush pile, and I'm 40 pages from finishing a hilarious manuscript from someone we both know. Can't wait to see how it all turns out. I feel so lucky.

The adventures continue...I booked a research trip up to Whitehorse--leave next Friday! I've never been, and I have so much to soak in.

I love reading all your adventures as well...man, I still have no idea where you get all your energy!

kc dyer said...

Cool! I hope the great manuscript you are reading pans out -- I love the good news stories!

~kc