Brief note to the lurkers and newbies as well as general excuses

In the last few weeks there’s been quite a bit of delurkification as well as some new commenters. Ordinarily I would respond in the comments and welcome you personally but, well, I has deadline. And book for deadline is scary and complicated and not genre and I may be out of my depth and um,

PANIC!!!

But I hate to be rude and I love to see new folks here. So,

WELCOME!!!

To everyone else: sorry for not responding as much even though I read all your comments,¹ also for being months and months behind with email, for not having done that thing I promised I’d do for you, and for generally being as slack as, um, a very slack person.

Book comes first! Before hygiene, friends, nutrition, changing polls, health, admin and pleasure. Is just how it is.

Except for the ones about USian gridiron. Boring. [↩]

Posted by Justine at 14:00, 19 June 2008 under Admin, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, Excuses, Liar, Writing goals & milestones | 10 Comments »

Comments

Patrick Says:

SOMEONE DRAW THE CIRCLE AND GETS THE FORKS!!!!!

I’LL FIGHT YOU!!!

USians gridiron boring….

You probably prefer Backgammon to Chess, too… Pfaugh!

June 19th, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Tina Lee Says:

I am a lurker–now commenting. I am thoroughly enjoying your blog. I look forward to reading your books when I finally have time in MY novel-writing process. Right now I just spend time procrastinating with your products of procrastination. Thanks for your wisdom, levity, and letting me lurk. Best of luck with your deadline.

June 19th, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Patrick Says:

It just dawned on me that I am in Manhattan which puts my proximity to my proposed fight too close for comfort.

I hear by rescind my challenge in order to protect myself from getting forked up.

June 19th, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Iris Says:

hee hee, i’m one of them lurkers … i think i’ve been following this blog for six months … hmmm …

June 19th, 2008 at 8:51 PM
hillary! Says:

I am so not a lurker. I love Justine and must let her know by commenting whenever possible, letting her know that I am her faithful follower to the end.

June 19th, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Nicholas Waller Says:

Apropos of nothing in particular, I arrived in San Francisco a few days ago and this evening passed by a restaurant in Larkin by the name of Mangosteen, but I know nothing else of it in particular and indeed mangosteens in general; the very little I do know (and I originally thought they were made up) comes from this blog.

June 20th, 2008 at 2:16 AM
cuileann Says:

Oh, delurkification! What a great word!

I offer my WELCOME and HELLO to current and former lurkers as well!

June 20th, 2008 at 3:13 AM
Penelope Gray Says:

*lurk lurk lurk*

I love you Justine!

June 20th, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Joe Says:

As a longtime lurker and infrequent commenter, gotta say, you have nothing to fret over.

You roll out the welcome mat every time you drop a quip or share your aussie angst over being a long way from home.

You are honest and forthright and noble and kind and you make us laugh and think. I should hope that’s quite enough.

And don’t wring your hands too violently over a pending deadline / non-genre book. In over your head?!? Not so.

The simple fact that you’re spooked will probably lend a bit more fire and shadow to the places and people in your story. You may be stitchin’ them together a bit differently this time, but the words and people, the thread and fabric of your story–haven’t changed.

Still mortar and bricks. The house just shaped a bit different, that be it.

Go get ‘em. We’ll all have a big chat when you’ve finished.

*retiring back to the shadows of lurkerdom…which in this case would be the kitchen for a bowl of Capt’n Crunch…*

June 20th, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Amy Says:

Hey Justine,

I’m a longtime lurker, second time poster (the first was on mosquito lore).

Hi!

June 25th, 2008 at 9:55 AM

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