After spending the weekend thinking about this, I've decided to stop using this as my primary writing blog, and to switch those posts over to my Livejournal. The reason for this is simple - there simply aren't enough people reading and commenting on this site to justify my putting any more time into it, especially when I already have a blog that has several hundred readers. This isn't about "justification", it's about conversation and discussion - something I hoped I'd have here, but just hasn't materialized. I think a large and active audience only works if you're a phenomenal blogger, and if you're publishing work that gets reviewed, and gets the kind of professional attention, accolades and honors that cause people to seek you out online. If you're a small-fry mid-talent like me, you tend to sink out of sight. I need Livejournal to connect to people, because, frankly, I'm tired of talking to myself. I've done that for four decades now, and I've had enough of it.

Going forward, I'll use this blog only to post announcements of sales and publications, and the comments function will be turned off. If I ever sell a novel and start to get what amounts to an actual career in writing, I'll also announce convention appearances, readings and publicity events. For those of you reading this blog through various feeds, you should be able to do the same with the Livejournal, and you won't miss anything. For those of you who'd rather just know about the sales and publications, this is the blog to read.

For those of you who did read and comment here, I do thank you.