tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post1223340998695158740..comments2024-03-17T07:55:51.361+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: KICK-ASS BLOG? YOU BET.Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-12089814609121179532010-02-02T22:11:59.505+00:002010-02-02T22:11:59.505+00:00Congratulations on the kick ass blog award and the...Congratulations on the kick ass blog award and the growing follower count (now at 408 ;) )Jesse Owenhttp://www.books4teens.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-69441304885008116982010-02-01T06:21:22.949+00:002010-02-01T06:21:22.949+00:00Oh miaou! I am failing to communicate properly. (W...Oh miaou! I am failing to communicate properly. (What's new you ask?)<br />Yes, I can understand the "why" in the sense of the compulsion to write something and perhaps the instant gratification bit. What I meant is (now let's see if I can get the question straight this time) "What is the purpose of your blog?" <br />The purpose of Help! I need a Publisher! is obvious.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-73625619748959644322010-01-31T23:10:07.867+00:002010-01-31T23:10:07.867+00:00Congratulations!
I knew you had something in commo...Congratulations!<br />I knew you had something in common with my (other) favourite lady. She kicks ass in boots too.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/02/article-0-04C71684000005DC-798_468x595.jpg</a>Daniel Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487799866651688342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-86382277738734363112010-01-31T22:00:49.585+00:002010-01-31T22:00:49.585+00:00So many lovely comments here and I'm blushing ...So many lovely comments here and I'm blushing and going off to clean my boots. Thanks, all. NxNicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-62887860579468250042010-01-31T22:00:16.951+00:002010-01-31T22:00:16.951+00:00Miriam - I kind of know what you mean. I follow so...Miriam - I kind of know what you mean. I follow some blogs to be appreciative and friendly but I don't get updates by doing that - to do that you have to go to your blogger dashboard thingy and then all the blogs you follow appear.<br /><br />Mickmal - woah, that's the first time anyone's called me dude! I feel all kind of ...young. <br /><br />Catdownunder - why do people blog? Why Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-89713756122228982982010-01-31T20:40:01.775+00:002010-01-31T20:40:01.775+00:00As a reader and reviewer [I am excluding my writin...As a reader and reviewer [I am excluding my writing self from the mix] yes, readers are greedy, capricious, needy, pretentious. We snort at how you can botch up the easiest job in the world and think we can do ten times as better and we wonder how the publishing industry allowed some books to be published [at least the intelligent ones]. <br /><br />The writer-me slaps and then spits in the Harry Markovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140305922494369576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-70849120546236942372010-01-31T14:58:16.340+00:002010-01-31T14:58:16.340+00:00andewallscametumblingdown, if you add yourself as ...andewallscametumblingdown, if you add yourself as a follower, the simplest way to get updates is via blogger. In your update list you'll see the new posts. If you don't use blogger then you'll get them in your google reader.<br /><br />catsdownunder, on why people blog -- I don't know why anyone else does it, but the reason I do it is because I can write what I want and publish itColette Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685539849318739675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-51090570461275076192010-01-31T11:31:42.228+00:002010-01-31T11:31:42.228+00:00Dude, you SO kick ass. And you write damn fine stu...Dude, you SO kick ass. And you write damn fine stuff. BTW, "stuff" is my word of the day. All-encompassing dontcha think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316263425112020638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-54211154447057238362010-01-31T09:27:08.796+00:002010-01-31T09:27:08.796+00:00No, definitely not a competition. Cats like contem...No, definitely not a competition. Cats like contemplative uncompetitive lives. I will welcome visitors if they happen to drop in - and otherwise get on with the business of writing. <br />I have been contemplating this blogging business and wondering why people blog. (Margaret Adams was suggesting that writers should actively seek blog readership. I am still contemplating that and have reached nocatdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-16531775273342736522010-01-31T07:56:11.327+00:002010-01-31T07:56:11.327+00:00I seem to be missing something because I haven'...I seem to be missing something because I haven't yet discovered the point of following a blog. I thought I'd be notified of new posts, but it seems I was wrong. Also, I was always signed in but now I'm not and wasn't able to sign in, so I seem to have created a new account, but if I click Follow there will be two mes. I'm confused. Plus, I don't know if my name will appearandewallscametumblindownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333466028973396419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-39455570326801851772010-01-31T06:57:42.313+00:002010-01-31T06:57:42.313+00:00Cat, it definitely should not feel like a competit...Cat, it definitely should not feel like a competition. I was loath to even add the followers application for the first year of my blog, and I've only just worked out how to utilise the dashboard!<br /><br />I'm glad I did though because it means I get images of chocolate cake when I scan Steena's blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-5264364049138460462010-01-31T04:08:42.171+00:002010-01-31T04:08:42.171+00:00Kick-arse with class!
T'interweb is an amazin...Kick-arse with class!<br /><br />T'interweb is an amazing thing the way it links things/people together. I wonder if there's a 'tipping point' for followers, after which they just grow exponentially because people saw your blog on someone else's blog, who found it on so-and-so's...<br />Follower Quadratics. [cou-<i>nerd</i>-gh!]SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847565982538951065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87164375905708538782010-01-31T03:53:27.904+00:002010-01-31T03:53:27.904+00:00Cogratulations on the Kick Ass Award, your 400 and...Cogratulations on the Kick Ass Award, your 400 and 1 followers and your fine boots! Love your blog.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-51796882323633522802010-01-30T23:20:32.711+00:002010-01-30T23:20:32.711+00:00Whip the WIP - I love that!
Okay, a little scare...Whip the WIP - I love that! <br /><br />Okay, a little scared here, so off I go back to the wip!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-73105026943314345942010-01-30T23:01:17.092+00:002010-01-30T23:01:17.092+00:00Well done! You talk a lot of sense in a largely se...Well done! You talk a lot of sense in a largely senseless business!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-65028131054793987792010-01-30T22:52:01.196+00:002010-01-30T22:52:01.196+00:00Precisely Colette, I feel incredibly honoured that...Precisely Colette, I feel incredibly honoured that anyone should bother with my untidy, lopsided paw prints! It makes my day. I purr contentedly at having made contact with the world. (Especially important if you work from home!)catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-4547737477129892542010-01-30T22:28:54.822+00:002010-01-30T22:28:54.822+00:00Congrats! Not everyone can claim to be the crabbit...Congrats! Not everyone can claim to be the crabbit kick-ass bat of the literary world.<br /><br />I think I'm the 399th if I signed up correctly. I'm still a bit behind every one else technologically speaking.Suzie F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09560250678212373878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-28241167561546984842010-01-30T22:14:46.720+00:002010-01-30T22:14:46.720+00:00Catdownunder, if this is a contest then we need to...Catdownunder, if this is a contest then we need to count 'subscribers' who don't use blogger, don't we? Just kidding really, I'm honestly just happy that anyone at all reads my blog!Colette Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685539849318739675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-56893854244829563332010-01-30T22:10:36.475+00:002010-01-30T22:10:36.475+00:00David - no, it isn't me on stage! I am afraid ...David - no, it isn't me on stage! I am afraid that I don't really do stages, except for speaking. I don't act, sing or dance, or play an instrument!<br /><br />colette - am off to follow you now. Although actually, to be honest (Catdownunder, this is for you) I don't REALLY know what it means. It's definitely not a competition but I suppose it's a nice way of showing Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-4285638244710163622010-01-30T22:10:03.029+00:002010-01-30T22:10:03.029+00:00I joined your blog a couple of days ago via anothe...I joined your blog a couple of days ago via another. It still amazes me how virtual networking springboards and catapults us into the world of another where paths would never otherwise cross.<br /><br />Amazing but fun.T.M. Curzon-Mannershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227020396330945918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-68806411543597038892010-01-30T21:55:36.918+00:002010-01-30T21:55:36.918+00:00Congratulations!
I don't have an ass any more...Congratulations!<br /><br />I don't have an ass any more, but my mule is over there by that Ford Mondeo. Please wear the red boots.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-66596403325985362152010-01-30T21:54:41.403+00:002010-01-30T21:54:41.403+00:00Holy Crap, it's up to 401 already. Watching yo...Holy Crap, it's up to 401 already. Watching your follower list is like seeing bamboo grow.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-90191322138381387052010-01-30T20:37:57.920+00:002010-01-30T20:37:57.920+00:00Does this make you feel like the Pied Piper Nicola...Does this make you feel like the Pied Piper Nicola?<br />I cannot imagine having 40 people interested in my mewsings let alone 400. Tell me it is not a competition!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-19723377429423738152010-01-30T20:25:46.640+00:002010-01-30T20:25:46.640+00:00Steena, we also share a passion for chocolate. You...Steena, we also share a passion for chocolate. You'll fit right in!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909176210194176373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-59122543147443084702010-01-30T19:48:24.713+00:002010-01-30T19:48:24.713+00:00Well done! When will the nominations for Crabbit O...Well done! When will the nominations for Crabbit Old Bat of the year be announced? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com