Advancing Confidently
Greetings. . . and welcome to my new blog! Now, if I'm saying new blog, that would indicate that there is also an old blog, and there is. If memory serves me correctly, I posted to it roughly five times. . . which means that my track record as a faithful blogger isn't exactly stellar. So why am I trying again now? I'll be honest. . . I'm trying to build an audience for myself as a writer. I've self-published my first novel, and its fan base is enthusiastic but very small. As clicking on a blog entry is much easier - and somewhat cheaper - than buying a book, I'm hoping that people who might not rush to buy a book might read what I'm writing here, decide that I'm worth the risk of a few dollars, and make a purchase. That's not my only motive, though. For 26 years, I taught English. . . which means that I taught literature. . . which means that whether or not my audiences of high school students were always paying attention (and they weren&#