tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post6761626431223433047..comments2024-03-04T04:39:15.649-05:00Comments on Passions on Paper ~ by Gina L. Maxwell ~: You want me to build a WHAT?!?!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04109677382274000163noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-52096840118868375072010-04-01T14:38:48.400-04:002010-04-01T14:38:48.400-04:00I was naive when I first started writing and then ...I was naive when I first started writing and then I started really writing and thought a blog was something I should start. After I did it become amazing and I realized that this was something I needed to make myself a better writer and to create a platform! <br /><br />It's been amazing! Less than 3 months and I have so many people who love to read my blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-11014977970451020832010-03-31T16:38:13.020-04:002010-03-31T16:38:13.020-04:00Gina -
Oh dear.. well pleased to meet you too. I t...Gina -<br />Oh dear.. well pleased to meet you too. I thought I had just joined yesterday - but apparently not. I have what you call blogger feed overload. :)<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-61162338437943906232010-03-31T15:49:47.426-04:002010-03-31T15:49:47.426-04:00Shelley: Hi there. *awkward smile and blushes* Uh,...Shelley: Hi there. *awkward smile and blushes* Uh, we've already met actually. You're, um, one of my followers. I apologize for not engaging you sooner than this. But I hope this can be the beginning of a long-standing blogging friendship. :}<br /><br />Tiana: Wow, congrats on surviving your first year! I've only been at this since Sept. 09, but I don't think I really took it seriously until recently. I'm hoping I can become a more active blogger, without letting it consume my life. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109677382274000163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-38216022632705073682010-03-31T11:53:14.162-04:002010-03-31T11:53:14.162-04:00Blogging is A LOT of work. I've been doing it ...Blogging is A LOT of work. I've been doing it for a year now (wow, uh, a year? I just passed my year mark. Crazy!) I've learned a lot from the experience and it has helped me learn to write better, believe it or not. One of the best things blogging has done for me though? It helped me find a critique group, which has been invaluable.Tiana Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339098093260176459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-54054893316486581602010-03-30T19:45:34.188-04:002010-03-30T19:45:34.188-04:00Hi there Gina -
funny post ..lol.
several funny co...Hi there Gina -<br />funny post ..lol.<br />several funny comments... DL...lol<br /><br />I followed Nicole's post with your link over here.<br /><br />Blogging is tough.<br />- so now I am off to check out your why I suck at blogging link.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-90774401198888159952010-03-30T13:10:57.754-04:002010-03-30T13:10:57.754-04:00DL: Oh, DL, I can't tell you how much I love t...DL: Oh, DL, I can't tell you how much I love the views into your mind you offer up in the form of blog comments. LOL Thanks for the laugh, as always. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109677382274000163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-40905876619063678282010-03-30T13:01:09.992-04:002010-03-30T13:01:09.992-04:00Kat: Thanks so much for visiting! You're right...Kat: Thanks so much for visiting! You're right about networking and platform. There's definitely a spot in there where the two overlap and your networking connections become the founding results of your platform. :)<br /><br />I'm so glad you like my blurb! It took me forever to write that thing. I'm not good and "short and to the point" so writing a hook about a 133K word novel was next to impossible for me. If you're intrigued, check out my first chapter in my earlier post from March 16th. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109677382274000163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-40091992484171273962010-03-30T00:15:42.226-04:002010-03-30T00:15:42.226-04:00Building a platform would pre-suppose some kind of...Building a platform would pre-suppose some kind of plan. Having a plan would indicate some form of organized thinking. Organized thinking is something that doesn't always come easy and needs to be nutured. A nuturing enviroment is....<br /><br />.......???<br /><br />What was I talking about again?DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-67670600876465450242010-03-29T22:10:46.104-04:002010-03-29T22:10:46.104-04:00Great post! I started my blog as a way to network ...Great post! I started my blog as a way to network with other writers, but it's turned into a great beginning to building my platform too!<br /><br />Also, I love the blurb at the top of your page! Sounds like such an interesting story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615258719942916382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-40056868903546305612010-03-29T12:31:07.015-04:002010-03-29T12:31:07.015-04:00Chuck: *lol* yeah, that's what I thought.
Nic...Chuck: *lol* yeah, that's what I thought.<br /><br />Nicole (Hadaway): I would totally love to make platforms with you. I'll bring the multi-colored pipe cleaners and Elmer's glue! I read your post today and can I just tell you how much I loved JEM?!? I had all the dolls and watched the cartoon religiously. Didn't she have like the best bf in the world? "Jem is truly, truly outrageous...ooh-ooh-ooh Jem..."<br /><br />Nicole (Ducleroir): wow, that's really interesting that you were told a blog or website is a prerequisite. I guess we're all on the right track then! You're right, the networking from blogging is proving to be invaluable. I'm glad I made the choice to stick with it!<br /><br />Jenni: I'm so glad I was able to pass on great information to you! I'm also proud that my soapbox rant was the motivating factor in revealing your insanity to your coworkers. It's only fair that they be aware of the nutjob they're working with. ;) Now that you're out of the closet, embrace your lunacy! lol<br /><br />Special Side Note: today my word verification is "mathy", as in, the term used to call the subject of arithmatic by someone with an annoying habit of speaking in baby-talk.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109677382274000163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-73826487374654430122010-03-29T10:55:05.527-04:002010-03-29T10:55:05.527-04:00Gina, this post is awesome! I've sort of know...Gina, this post is awesome! I've sort of know about the idea of an author platform in a very vague and abstract way. I didn't even know there was a real term for it. Wow. The info you're sharing will help me tremendously. Thanks!<br /><br />P.S. The soap-box rant was FANTASTIC! I actually laughed out loud--people are work now think I'm nuts. :)j.leigh.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12086576155269323425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-89759642516501982262010-03-29T10:31:49.124-04:002010-03-29T10:31:49.124-04:00I started my blog when a woman in the biz over at ...I started my blog when a woman in the biz over at Writing.com stated she doesn't consider signing a new author unless s/he has a website or blog. I had no idea how valuable the experience would turn out to be. As far as building a potential audience, I say that definitely works. I have already gone out and bought books by blogging authors whose work I may or may not have stumbled across on my own. I have a list of books I'm buying as soon as they release. When I think it may be my book one day my blogging BFFs anxiously await to buy, I get very excited!<br /><br />For a writer like me, working my way through my first MS, the networking aspect of blogger is turning out to be invaluable. I look forward each day to the encouragement, information, and inspiration I glean from other blogs.<br /><br />Great post! Stop by my blog today, I'm celebrating my newest blog friends and passed along an award to you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-12305441579056347012010-03-29T10:11:19.853-04:002010-03-29T10:11:19.853-04:00Wait - a what? Platform? Can it be made out of car...Wait - a what? Platform? Can it be made out of cardboard, and can we put glitter on it? I thought all we had to do was have a dream, write it down, send out queries and get a big agent who makes it into a worldwide phenomenon and movies and t-shirts that all teenagers want?! <br /><br />Love you, girl, and I paid it forward today -- http://nicole-hadaway.blogspot.com/2010/03/sharing-love-shout-out-to-my-fellow.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827750013790933422.post-76263752632736372932010-03-29T09:42:44.908-04:002010-03-29T09:42:44.908-04:00I am no softy! I am piss and vinegar! I am acid re...I am no softy! I am piss and vinegar! I am acid reflux! I am raw anger and doom doom doom --<br /><br />Ooh, puppies!<br /><br />*runs away to hug them*<br /><br />-- c.Chuckhttp://www.terribleminds.comnoreply@blogger.com