tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post2902402969729626637..comments2023-11-06T13:07:23.645-05:00Comments on The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment: The Follower ProjectMatthew MacNishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-56974507277537215182011-09-19T20:44:08.576-04:002011-09-19T20:44:08.576-04:00Hi! I'm a new follower. :-)Hi! I'm a new follower. :-)Jessica Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382996481558671385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-23846850657135958392011-09-17T09:31:30.999-04:002011-09-17T09:31:30.999-04:00Neat idea! The hard part for me is figuring out wh...Neat idea! The hard part for me is figuring out which blogs out there are really great blogs, and which ones I can just visit once in a while. Because I have such limited time, you know?<br /><br />(On a side note, I know a woman who is a security guard at a gated community. She sits for 8 hours at a time in a locked closet with windows. Overnight, so there aren't that many people going in-and-out. I would give almost anything for that kind of uninterrupted blog-reading time.)<br /><br />One blog I really like is Lindsey Carmichael's blog at http://10storiesup.blogspot.com/<br /><br />She does book reviews and author interviews, she's one of my CPs, and she's awesome in a million ways. Go follow her.<br /><br />And I hope you hit 1000! Your blog deserves it.Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-89073098433851055912011-09-16T00:59:13.034-04:002011-09-16T00:59:13.034-04:00I just read your most recent post on GoogleConnect...I just read your most recent post on GoogleConnect and had to go back and read this one. <br /><br />Excellent advice and I'll be interested in hearing more.<br /><br />Off to follow some of your recommended bloggers.Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-85820758478754839682011-09-15T09:51:57.350-04:002011-09-15T09:51:57.350-04:00omg, I'm SO with you on the whole hiding the f...omg, I'm SO with you on the whole hiding the followers bar. What UP with that??? And I poach followers all the time. How do you think I found YOU? Nerd.<br /><br />But I just realized I WASN'T following Sarah... dang Google Reader. Have you ever noticed in Blogfests, sometimes it doesn't seem to "remember" you followed someone? Or maybe I'm suffering from Old Lady Brain again. But I also added Hannah. VERY cool! Thanks~ :o)LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-39042886113562632402011-09-15T01:04:17.307-04:002011-09-15T01:04:17.307-04:00Hi Matthew (or should I call you Matt?), thanks fo...Hi Matthew (or should I call you Matt?), thanks for visiting and following my blog and I'm delighted to return the favour. Yours looks like an excellent one to follow. I'm a very new blogger as you can probably tell, but loving it so far. Who knew there was this huge community and so much to do! Anyway, don't know anyone's blog that well, but I'm joining Kerri on a blog hop she's organising and it's been fun so far: http://kerricuevas.blogspot.com/<br />I will check out the ones you recommend :)Claire Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576410137759875223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-20831343534333596232011-09-14T10:16:03.685-04:002011-09-14T10:16:03.685-04:00I was wondering why the follow widget hasn't b...I was wondering why the follow widget hasn't been coming up for me! Thanks for the clue in.<br /><br />One blog I like because I think she's fun is Jessie Oliveros's blog, Louder than Noise:<br /><br />http://louderthannoise.blogspot.com/Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-73033298297700605542011-09-14T09:32:25.663-04:002011-09-14T09:32:25.663-04:00Awesome goal, Matt! Thanks for drawing my attentio...Awesome goal, Matt! Thanks for drawing my attention to some more interesting blogs. You probably know about these, but here's a couple of the many blogs I check in with:<br /><br />Christina Farley: http://christinafarley.blogspot.com<br /><br />Jess at Falling Leaflets:<br />http://fallingleaflets.blogspot.com<br /><br />Teaching Authors - Six Authors Who Also Teach Writing<br />http://www.teachingauthors.com/<br /><br />Good luck with your goal (not that you need much luck).Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-83672746848176609132011-09-14T08:43:47.848-04:002011-09-14T08:43:47.848-04:00Oh no! I missed your post yesterday (I missed ever...Oh no! I missed your post yesterday (I missed everybody's posts yesterday. I was a bad blogger.) This is a great post! Good luck with the 1000 follower mark. I know follower numbers don't necessarily mean something, but out here, floating in space, it is one of the only measures of meaningfulness we have. Who is listening? Who are we reaching? I think it can be a very good measuring stick for our goals so we always have something that forces us to do better, go farther.<br /><br />Ok, enough rambling. A great blog! I've got two of them for you. The first is Claudie A. http://claudiea.blogspot.com/ whose posts I love because she's beocming a biochemist and a writer, so her posts could be about viruses, monsters, or editing, and they all kind of work well together. <br /><br />Second is Jennifer Burke, a writer, but she's got one of the most wonderful voices. I absolutely adore her and her crazy thoughts! http://jennifer-burke.blogspot.com/Sommer Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183314534780558362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-37985165725315421902011-09-14T08:17:16.183-04:002011-09-14T08:17:16.183-04:00Wow, what a goal-- the idea of it exhausts me (I&#...Wow, what a goal-- the idea of it exhausts me (I'm easily overwhelemd that way) but I have no doubt you'll meet it!! xoChristina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-73648133269641321572011-09-14T05:24:57.433-04:002011-09-14T05:24:57.433-04:00OK, I'm intrigued . . . why are you waiting fo...OK, I'm intrigued . . . why are you waiting for 1,000 followers? Is it because you like arbitrary deadlines and once you've publicly stated you'll start querying at x number you have to follow through . . . <br /><br />I do that. I feel publicly stating things makes me more honest. At least for a few days.<br /><br />I blogged that I was writing the trequel to my novels but got a bit sidetracked . . .Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-22258497675498715332011-09-14T02:35:47.342-04:002011-09-14T02:35:47.342-04:00This is a damn good idea. Thanks for the links to ...This is a damn good idea. Thanks for the links to the others - I'm only following one of those so I'll pop over and say hi to the rest :D <br /><br />A great up-and-coming fantasy book blog is http://fantasynibbles.blogspot.com. It's fairly new but I reckon it'll get pretty damn popular :DJamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-17777378267807417742011-09-14T01:38:05.628-04:002011-09-14T01:38:05.628-04:00Coincidentally, I was just searching through my bu...Coincidentally, I was just searching through my buddies' buddies', and their buddies', and THEIR buddies, and I found you. How interesting...<br /><br />Bryce Daniels. You can find this rather intriguing fellow here: http://brycedaniels.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Nate Wilson is another, and he is here: http://wheelisonfire.blogspot.com/<br /><br />They're both good about getting out there and responding to crap, so check them out. (Sorry I don't have more suggestions, I'm somewhat new to this realm. Thank you for your patience. Have a nice day.)<br />~Z.F.Zade Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770794139849827369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-23610564100740620082011-09-13T23:24:06.967-04:002011-09-13T23:24:06.967-04:00Just over two hundred to go now. Yeah...you are to...Just over two hundred to go now. Yeah...you are totally my hero now.Charlie Pulsipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877018077937978788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-16752630498077409982011-09-13T22:38:10.244-04:002011-09-13T22:38:10.244-04:00Hey Matt, I think if I'd waited until I reache...Hey Matt, I think if I'd waited until I reached 1000 (ha, maybe 100), I'd have to be sent to the cryofreezer. <br /><br />Paul, thanks for the shout out -- I am a bad blogger at times, often b/c I find that people who've been mentioned here tend to post more eloquently/efficiently than I do (that, or I tend to rant, and that's not so kosher anymore :).<br /><br />Good luck on the 1,000. Twitter's hard enough, but blog 1000s are a special stratosphere. I should have added my tick long ago, and have no excuse.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-67487903435474565232011-09-13T21:51:30.926-04:002011-09-13T21:51:30.926-04:00Thanks for the shout-out! (Sorry for the lateness ...Thanks for the shout-out! (Sorry for the lateness of my reply. I was sleeping when you shouted.)<br /><br />I have no doubt you already follow all of these blogs, but I can't take the chance that you don't:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kmcriddle.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">C'MERE, the internationally famous "drawg" by K. Marie Criddle</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.susankayequinn.com/" rel="nofollow">Ink Spells, about writing and kids and science geekery, by Susan Kaye Quinn</a>.<br /><br />And one I recently discovered: <a href="http://motherwrite.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mother. Write. (Repeat.), on writing and parenting and the occasional secret agent contest, by Krista V.</a> (who, I've learned, is at the exact same place as me in the query trenches).<br /><br />As for the followers widget, mine's not at the top because I keep my sidebar widgets more or less in order of importance: (1) Me, (2) Subscribing to me, (3) posts I wrote, (4) more posts I wrote, (5) search for posts I wrote, and (6) archives of posts I wrote/followers widget.<br /><br />Seriously, though, I know not everybody uses the followers widget to actually keep up with blogs (I don't). That's what the subscribe bit's for, to let people keep up with it in whatever way is most convenient for them.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-32236026911845563932011-09-13T21:03:58.920-04:002011-09-13T21:03:58.920-04:00You have the best ideas! Love it :)
I don't k...You have the best ideas! Love it :)<br /><br />I don't know if you've met Cat yet - here's her link<br />http://catwoods.wordpress.com/<br /><br />And Mindy (aka BBC)<br />http://writerwriterpantsonfire.blogspot.com/<br /><br />They're FABULOUS people :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-62607657818870567602011-09-13T19:14:16.849-04:002011-09-13T19:14:16.849-04:00I have lots of favorite blogs, but I haven't r...I have lots of favorite blogs, but I haven't read any of the five you listed, so thanks for sharing! I hadn't read yours yet until today, either, so I'm definitely expanding my repertoire.<br /><br />Since you're about to start querying, here are a few of my favorite publishing blogs:<br /><br />http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/<br />http://fallingleaflets.blogspot.com/<br />http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents<br />http://caseylmccormick.blogspot.com/<br />http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338655819410392107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-78875078380286406002011-09-13T18:53:17.753-04:002011-09-13T18:53:17.753-04:00I think 1000 followers is an awesome goal. :D
Tha...I think 1000 followers is an awesome goal. :D<br /><br />Thanks for the list. I know a few of those bloggers. Now to check out YA confidential.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-43273916954979577832011-09-13T18:30:45.467-04:002011-09-13T18:30:45.467-04:00There is a good chance you know these guys already...There is a good chance you know these guys already, but if you don't, I think you will hit it off well with each of them:<br /><br />Bane's Blogging Blues:<br />banbloblu.blogspot.com<br /><br />The Twisted Piece:<br />stevewhibley.blogspot.com<br /><br />The Corner:<br />wahoocorner.blogspot.com<br /><br />Thinking Out Loud:<br />michaeldlockhart.blogpost.com<br /><br />Good luck on 1000!Paul Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219724579550337686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-54073059646633670992011-09-13T18:25:10.507-04:002011-09-13T18:25:10.507-04:00If you are not already following David Powers King...If you are not already following David Powers King he has a great blog-http://davidpowersking.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Oh, I don't think you stop by my blog. I only say this because you asked. ;0)Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-46041865090981922572011-09-13T18:19:21.290-04:002011-09-13T18:19:21.290-04:00You = awesome. This is a fabulous goal! There are ...You = awesome. This is a fabulous goal! There are tons to poach from on Rachael Harrie's blog. She's got the whole campaign going on, and there are TONS of people there with blogs to follow!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-56252859963085203342011-09-13T18:15:48.077-04:002011-09-13T18:15:48.077-04:00Wherever I go, you're already there.
Now off ...Wherever I go, you're already there.<br /><br />Now off to put that to music...Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-15074773641896217602011-09-13T17:51:31.656-04:002011-09-13T17:51:31.656-04:00Sorry, http://mithrilwisdom.blogspot.com/Sorry, http://mithrilwisdom.blogspot.com/Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-67985123988733082262011-09-13T17:50:38.766-04:002011-09-13T17:50:38.766-04:00Do you follow Jamie at Mithril Wisdom?Do you follow Jamie at Mithril Wisdom?Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345890055658252124.post-31595930314218154372011-09-13T17:05:00.905-04:002011-09-13T17:05:00.905-04:00I look forward to seeing your blog! Is that you w...I look forward to seeing your blog! Is that you with the sweet little girl? You are so blessed to have such a daughter, if so!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.com