Kerry Allen

Gibberish Control 

As long as I’m making the transition from Blogger to WordPress, I thought I would take the opportunity to be less of a blogging spaz. Out of the 80-something posts I’ve put over on Blogger, there are about five I’ve deemed worthy of bringing over.

I actually had a category titled “Pointless rambling,” which, upon examination, appears to involve strangely pointless and rambling posts. Go figure.

Meg Cabot’s Diary is chock full of pointless rambling, but Meg Cabot is spleen-rupturing funny in her randomness.

I cannot make the same claim with any regularity, so I should probably have a point when I ramble, even if it vastly reduces posting frequency.

Books

When I talk about books, it will be ones I like and recommend. Don’t expect scholarly discourse. Think more along the lines of an extended summary so you can decide if the story interests you (as if my say-so isn’t sufficient…).

I’m not going to snark books I hate, not because I’m too much of a wimp to say anything negative but because I don’t believe in giving attention to things I wish would disappear. It’s like criticising the rich rehab girl of the moment for being a media whore yet providing live 24-hour coverage of every wardrobe malfunction and DUI arrest.

Bad books and skanky party girls can all fade into oblivion, as far as I’m concerned.

I do periodically have book-related complaint of general interest (poor copyediting, annoying plot device, etc.), and I may address those in a book-that-shall-not-be-named fashion, since the guilty party is seldom unique.

Writing

When I have something to report about my writing (Got an agent! Got a publisher! Pre-order now!), I will certainly share the news.

Until then, no more reporting there’s nothing to report.

Lynn Viehl doles out generous helpings of writing advice on her blog. She also gives away a lot of stuff, practically on a daily basis.

I know some useful writing tips, but I lack the chops to dispense advice. When I have a published book to lend me some credibility, I’ll pay it forward with helpful suggestions of my own.

I don’t own anything you’d want to win at the moment, but I aspire to someday buy your affection with fabulous prizes (such as books you simply must read).

Kerfuffle

There are plenty of places online you can find a good catfight. I don’t need to provide another one.

I get stressed out enough debating with people who are so clearly wrong on other sites. I don’t need to bring it into my own dojo.

If I do at some point succumb to the temptation to post about something controversial, don’t be surprised if I come to my senses and yank the post.

I don’t care how cowardly that looks. Causing myself a stroke doesn’t seem particularly courageous from where I’m sitting.

In Conclusion

Welcome to the new blog. I can’t promise not to be a total dork, but I’ll try not to be a too-terribly-offensive one.

Have a nice day.

Don’t worry, be happy.

Ah, hell. Go read a book. That’s the best I can wish for anybody and keep a straight face.