My New Motto

"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." There you have it, my summation of this them thar blogospheric thing. After a coupla years of eyeball-rolling at the blog explosion, I've joined in.

Feel free to lob produce in my general direction, call me a joiner, even tell me that I've sold out (although, since I'm writing this for free, that last point would be rather silly). It's okay. I can take it. You done? You, in the back, with the tomato, you gonna throw that thing or what?

Okay, now that we have that out of the way, I must admit something. Two years ago, I was in this very same predicament in which I currently find myself. I put up a website, you see, even though I thought it was kind of obnoxious at the time, but I felt that it was one of those nebulous things (did I use that word right? I just like saying it...) where I didn't really know why I needed one, but it just seemed the The Thing To Do. In those two years, I've figured out why I needed a website. (I'll spare you the fascinating details, but it involves the whole editors-realizing-you're-somewhat-legitimate aspect.)

When I posted my intro. for my website, I even started off proudly saying that "what you won't find is a blog of me going on and on about myself." Well, that's still pretty true. While I still don't really exactly precisely know why I need a blog, I'm just followin' the crowd on this one hoping to reach enlightenment in the next couple of years.

In the meantime, I shall view this blog as a journal of my misadventures. Because there are a lot of 'em. And as a writer, I feel the need to get things in writing.

Megan