tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36058261.post952960988555418756..comments2023-03-15T13:12:18.117+01:00Comments on riskingit: Catheryn, Kit and/or Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948150583773658410noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36058261.post-86820801928946138852007-07-20T10:57:00.000+02:002007-07-20T10:57:00.000+02:00Good to have you blogging again Kit.The "gentle ch...Good to have you blogging again Kit.<BR/><BR/>The "gentle chastisement" you refer to was aimed at publisher's blogs in general as much as it was at your lovely self. If publisher's blogs are going to be any more then merely a regularly updated catalogue (and they certainly have a use just as this) than they have to become destinations.<BR/><BR/>Why do I read other blogs? Because of the individual voice of that blogger: what they like/dislike, what insights they can give me into particular books, what news they have, all in the context of the bits of life they share with me as a reader.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I want to know what the latest Marion Boyars release is and how it came to be chosen, and why this cover and not that cover -- maybe I could see some of the discarded covers? -- and why this author is special etc. <BR/><BR/>But I also want to get to know you as blogger not just as publisher's clerk. If I get to trust your voice I may well start to read your blog regular and tell others about it on my blog. And I may well buy more of your books ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com