Happy Birthday, dear blog, happy birthday dear blog!

Yup on this day a year ago at this exact time I blogged for the very first time. And, yea verily, it were good! So good that back then I posted three times on the same day. Such profligence! Such joi de blog!

The blogging has been so wonderfully addictive that it ate my musings and possibly several novels I might otherise have written. Bummer. And yet, it’s so ace! So easy. So instantaneous! Why did I not start doing this years ago?

My first post, lo those many months ago, revealed the cover of Magic Lesson. So it seems appropriate that exactly a year later I reveal the cover of the third book in the trilogy. But it ain’t ready. Sorry.

Instead I’ll tell you what I’ve learned over the past year:

no comments

The posts that attract the least comments were posted on a Sunday or were about the following: reviews of books no one’s heard of, women’s basketball, announced the arrival of other blogs, were short notices of events or interviews, or were just a bunch of links.

The posts that attracted the most comments started by disagreeing with Patrick Nielsen Hayden, were about publishing, cricket (but only when the ashes are on), Georgette Heyer or cruelty to animals.

The comments are the thing. Thank you so much, my regular readers, for all your smart, wise, silly, excellent comments over the year.

Here’s to another year of bloggery.

Posted by Justine at 19:19, 23 May 2006 under Bloggery | 16 Comments »

Comments

scott w Says:

Yay! Happy first blogday.

May 23rd, 2006 at 7:45 pm
Little Willow Says:

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Jazzablog,
Happy birthday to you!

May 23rd, 2006 at 8:07 pm
blossom Says:

Hi Justine,
Just a quick note to tell you that I enjoy reading your blog; it inspires me to even greater levels in my own writing. And, that I had a blast reading the first two books of your MAGIC trilogy; am trying not to be bummed about having to wait for the third. Also had a chance to read Scott’s PEEPS. Please pass on how much I enjoyed that. I especially loved how he interspersed chapters about parasites with the story–really added a surreal, but cool element to what was happening in the story. Actually, it was the parasite chapters that convinced my “I hate reading” 13 year old to give PEEPS a chance. So happy to keep him reading. Thanks Scott!
Take care and enjoy your travels. Blossom

May 23rd, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Mely Says:

The comments are so the addictive part. I don’t understand how people w/o comments enabled keep going.

May 23rd, 2006 at 9:23 pm
5. Justine Says:

Scott W: Thank you, Mr Husband Man!

Little Willow: Thanks for all your support!

Blossom: Thank you. So glad you like not only blog, but also books! And I’m dead pleased it’s been a wee bit inspiring. Can’t hear better ‘an that.

I passed on your comment to Scott. He’s particularly stoked about your son getting into Peeps. Always a buzz to hear about the conversion of non-readers. One of us! One of us!

Mely: Yeah, I don’t get it either. What’s the point?

May 23rd, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Jason Erik Lundberg Says:

Happy Blogaversary! See you at WisCon!

May 23rd, 2006 at 11:07 pm
E. Lockhart Says:

are you coming to NYC?
I hope so
congratulations on a year of blogging!

–E

May 23rd, 2006 at 11:10 pm
Jenny D Says:

I still haven’t decided whether blogging really stops me from writing more novels or just makes me much, much happier while I do quite a bit of the same procrastination I had in pre-blogging days….

May 23rd, 2006 at 11:17 pm
9. Justine Says:

Thanks all!

Jenny D: I was being a wee bit facetious. I, too, am a champion procrastinator. Blogging definitely feels like procrastination of a more productive kind. Or funner anyways. . .

May 23rd, 2006 at 11:25 pm
Chris McLaren Says:

Congrats!

And have a blast at Wiscon.

C.

May 24th, 2006 at 12:02 am
shelly rae Says:

Happy Day Justine! For me the best part is feeling like I’m staying a little more intouch with you. Oh and the living the peripatetic life vicariously is pretty sweet too.
Anon

May 24th, 2006 at 12:46 am
niki Says:

yes finally I know what my sister gets up to – blogging is a great thing

May 24th, 2006 at 1:31 am
may Says:

congrats justine!

totally get the comments thing.

the day i have an equal running total of posts and comments is the day i know i’ve arrived. lol–i blog twice a day on average.

May 24th, 2006 at 8:51 am
Amanda Says:

Happy Blogdom!!! May you spend many more years entertaining us with your unique and witty observations.

May 24th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
15. Justine Says:

You are all too too kind. I blush!

Shelly & Niki: No, you do not get to find out what I’m up to. This is not that kind of a blog! Hmpf!

May 25th, 2006 at 8:49 am
shelly rae Says:

Justine dear–I did say a little more in touch. Trust me, I really don’t want to know everything!
Anon

May 25th, 2006 at 11:21 am