14 Jan 2013 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[A]fter going on hiatus since early 2012, my Wayward Time Traveler column on science fiction is back over at SF Signal. In this month’s column, I talk about “Remembering Malcolm Jameson,” a writer during the early Golden Age, friends with Robert Heinlein, and someone whose stories unexpectedly grew on me. Head on over to SF…
11 Jan 2013 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[I]f you’ve never visited the site, 27GoodThings, you should check it out. Three times a week, they have some featured guest list 3 things to read, 3 things to watch and 3 things to use. (9 things x 3 guests = 27 good things.) There is an impressive list of guests so far. I was…
02 Jan 2013 » 6 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[N]ow that the final numbers are in, I can put together a post on the numbers for this blog in 2012. Those who aren’t interested in such things, feel free to skip over this. As to why I am interested in this, there are several reasons: The numbers provide some manner of objective measurement: visits,…
02 Jan 2013 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
Over at SF Signal, Paul Weimer, Mind-Meld Master, has asked the question: What books do people expect you to love or read, but you don’t? Why? I answer this question, along with many others, including my friend, Damien Walters Grintalis. Head on over to SF Signal to read what I had to say. (Hint: it…
28 Dec 2012 » 3 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[I] have been getting asked two questions with increasing frequency: (1) What blog software I use; and (2) How to build a successful blog. Since the first question is far easier to answer than the second question (because it is entirely factual) I’ll give that a go today1. Blogging platform I use a self-installed and…
24 Dec 2012 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[T]hey say that to become a good science fiction writer, you should read a lot of science fiction. I suppose the same can be said of blogging. One way to learn the skill is to read a lot of what other people write. Actually, I really enjoy reading other people’s blogs. I thought I’d list…
22 Dec 2012 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[I]t occurred to me when writing about my blog stats this morning that, having earned a good audience, I should at least solicit suggestions for how I can improve this blog. At first I thought I should limit the comments to specific areas, but why? I’m interested in hearing all suggestions and comments, the good…
22 Dec 2012 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[L]ast night, I was keeping a close eye on my blog stats because I knew a big milestone was approaching. And indeed, shortly after 9pm Eastern time, this blog passed the 400,000 visit-mark for 2012. This is significant for several reason: Although I’ve been blogging since 2005, I didn’t really have much of a focus until…
08 Dec 2012 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[W]ith that previous post in mind, I do recognize that some people are only interested in some of the things I post on this blog, and that is perfectly fine. I try to accomodate that where I can. For instance, I have setup a separate RSS feed for my Going Paperless posts. So people who…
30 Nov 2012 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[J]ust a few notes relating to this blog that I thought I’d pass along on this cold (27 degrees!) Friday morning. I hope you are staying warm, wherever you may be. 1. My LiveJournal account has been deleted As I mentioned earlier, I have deleted my LiveJournal account as of this morning. If you were…
28 Nov 2012 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[J]ust a reminder to anyone who might still be reading this blog over on LiveJournal: I am decommissioning my LiveJournal account this Friday. For reasons why, see this post. If you don’t want to read this blog directly here, or you have a link to my LiveJournal RSS feed, here are a couple of alternatives that…
07 Nov 2012 » 1 min read about Blog & Site Meta
[I] have been a member of LiveJournal since 2005. It was where I started blogging in the first place, and I used it regularly until about 2008 when I switched over to the self-managed version of WordPress upon which this site is based. I liked LiveJournal when I used it. I switched to WordPress because…