But that would be pretty needy, so I usually don’t drop links.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Why I don't drop links (A blog for Ferns)
I’m shy about dropping links because I’m worried people will think I just want them to buy my books. I enjoy participating in discussions on blogs, but I totally do want people to buy my books. More than that I want people to read them and enjoy them. I want people to love them. I want those people to bury me in emails and ask questions and tell me their thoughts and opinions, their feelings. I want them to show up at my house like they know me. I want to invite them in and let them play cards while I cook for them and feed them, and I’ll eavesdrop and hope discussions about my books erupt like flash flood rains. I want to hear which parts made them laugh, which parts made them cry, and which parts made them cum. I want to be in the blood streams of my readers and explore while they read to see where they tingle. I want them to tell me when Kimberly gave them a cute look or said something funny and I want to return to the exact moment I discovered her giving it or saying it to me, and I want to sound completely removed from my writing of her, and simply marvel at her, with them. And I want them to tell me they love her, and I want them to listen while I tell them I love her, too.
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*smile* A blog post?! Just for me?! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteOkay, here's the thing: A link to your blog in your signature is not advertising, is not needy, is not obtrusive in any way. There is a big difference between participating in discussions and including a link and finding *excuses* to say something in a discussion for the *purpose* of linking to your blog/book/whatever (that's just spam).
Most people (me included) *like* looking at the blogs of people who they are talking to. It helps to flesh them out, to get a better idea of who they are, and often you find great reads that way.
Mind you, I can't talk about pimping vs not: I put my blog link in my Fetlife comments, and that's *totally* just self-advertising! Ha!
Ferns
I'll have to figure out how you do that cool thing where you make words link to sites. Peroxide is good at doing that. Is it magic? It must be magic. I just have to learn magic then.
ReplyDelete1. On blogs, you just fill in the fields when you comment and add your web address. Nobody will mind, I promise.
ReplyDelete2. For manually adding links to your website, use this fabulously useful little tool. <= do not use this on blog comments, see 1. above.
Ferns
PS I meant... yes, Greg, yes, it's magic...
ReplyDeleteFerns
Am I magic?
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