Lit Blogs A Many Splendored Thing
It doesn’t take long swinging around the Lit blogosphere to realize how individual blogs are. Bud Parr reported that 300 bloggers have joined his Metaxu Cafe. Even someone without a blog joined although they left again, but 300 is a nice round number. I try to visit all of them over a period of time and it always amazes me how unique they are. There is nothing monolithic about the lit blog community; interests vary from children’s books to fantasy. Some blogs report the news, others describe the travails of writing, and one or two just thump the tub. John Baker has been interviewing lit bloggers asking why they blog, three favorite blogs, why they read fiction.
Now Bud Parr is asking for nominations for favorite blog entries among Metaxu Cafe’s membership. It’s worth noting that he went on vacation after making this announcement. Some of my favorite blog entries? It’s hard to compete with Steve Clackson’s launch of his novel SANDSTORM and the email exchange with Lee Goldberg. People were banned, dude. Banned.
I’ll have to give this question some more thought, check the Metaxu Cafe roster. This is a club that has me as a member, a cautionary note to be sure.