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Not just for computer geeks anymore

If you're looking for a way to spread the word about your writing -- or to find out what other writers are doing and thinking -- it's time to learn more about weblogs (or "blogs" in the parlance). The New York Times has an article on that very subject: More Authors Keeping Online Journals.

Blogging has caught on with everyone from high school students to journalists, and Weiner, Neil Gaiman and Claire Cook are among a growing number of authors who no longer confine private thoughts to private papers. Instead, they post weekly or even daily dispatches on the Internet that range from tour diaries to family updates.

Author blogs are also the latest reminder of how times have changed since writers simply wrote their books and let the publishers -- and the work itself -- speak for them. Now, many authors arrange their own tours, maintain Web sites, send e-mail newsletters and, in the case of Weiner and others, offer ongoing personal commentary.

Posted by Cindy on September 28, 2004
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