Saturday morning's idle question

[rolanni]

If you're reader of this blog (by which I mean either Eagles Over the Kennebec, on LJ, or The Blog Without a Name, at sharonleewriter.com), you obviously read at least one author's blog.

My question to you today is:  Why?

Why do you read writer's blogs?

. . .and, Special Bonus Question:

Of the author blogs that you do read, which is your favorite -- and why?

Have at it.

Comments

[baobrien.livejournal.com]

I started reading author's blogs to find out when the next books were coming. Then I realized that the stories told in some of those blogs were just as appealingly written as the books written by those favorite authors.

I'll always remember the wonderful story from yours about the mannerless or clueless college students in your way on the sidewalk and stair to your attic.

Favorite things: life stories like letters or FB posts to the reader, snippets, progress reports, engaged readers who discuss clues about the story or world we care about in the comments as with Fledgling, editorial-style writings like Elizabeth Moon sometimes posts - I'll read a blog if the writer's voice in the blog reinforces my liking for his/her books
Less favorite things that can make me stop reading a blog:
- blogs that only focus on personal life-stuff and/or navel-gazing about personal stuff (self-pity) in long, excruciating detail every day with no mention of a book for months - it's like reading someone's diary.
- twitters and tweets - too short, not engaging

Barbara