Starting To Get My Writing Published More!
Last week was a little crazy for this small-time* blogger! I had a post on my blog about online reviews that I then offered to the Huffington Post’s Books section. They took it quickly and featured it high on the page with a nice big photo of Amazon’s logo. Hooray!
Should you trust online book reviews? http://t.co/8r1uQNs6
— HuffPost Books (@HuffPostBooks) August 11, 2012
Huffington Post and More
I’ve been in Huff Post’s Parents, Religion, and Technology sections, but always on the left side with articles that disappear after a few days. This particular article stayed high and stayed put! It also got some strong comments, but not all good. One in particular was personal and nasty.
I know when I come down strong on an issue I’m going to anger some readers. Perhaps the positive comments I receive on most articles no matter where I write is a sign that I play it too safe on this blog and everywhere else. It’s something to think about. Am I too scared to offend people? I suppose I am, and I suppose if I keep that fear with me all the time, it will ultimately hold back my writing. It probably already does. What will I do with that information? I don’t know yet. It needs time to simmer.
Kveller
THE NEXT DAY, I had my first post on Kveller.com, a Jewish parenting site that I admire and read often. Mayim Bialik writes a column there you guys! She’s the actress who played Blossom in the 80s. She now stars on The Big Bang Theory, and—GET THIS—has a degree in neuroscience, Hebrew, and Judaic Studies.
But enough about Mayim. I think you’ll like my piece at Kveller even if you’re not Jewish, and I hope you’ll check it out. It’s about taking a day OFF every single week from the nutty schedules we all keep with errands, birthday parties, extra-curricular activities and so on. It’s also about how my husband and I, though not raised religious and not the most religious Jews even now, still managed to cobble together a fairly “traditional” Shabbat–Hebrew for the Sabbath, our day of rest.
Friday Night: Committing to This Shabbat Thing http://t.co/4cYCY9iR
— Kveller (@Kveller) August 10, 2012
SO, while it was certainly an exciting few days for my experiment in non-fiction over fiction, it wasn’t a great week for Twitter and Facebook etiquette. I felt enormously guilty and embarrassed for attempting to promote three posts in one week. And that is why I’m closing comments on this post! Of course I would love to see your thoughts on the Huffington Post article and especially the one at Kveller, but you can leave those thoughts over THERE.
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