I experienced a chuckle of recognition (or was it a shudder?) reading last Friday's New York Times piece about blogs that go dormant -- about 95 percent of all blogs started, it turns out. That's more than 130 million bloggers giving it a go, and then giving it up. Having more or less abandoned this blog for the past few months, I could relate. This isn't a money making venture, and there isn't anyone else doing the work for me. Time and money, those age-old excuses. OK, I've been pretty busy, planning a wedding and teaching two classes and traveling and writing various projects -- all of it took precedence over whatever observations might have been posted here, and then inertia took over. It's kind of like when you stop going to gym for a little while, and then a little while turns into a long while, and you find that you just can't...make...yourself...go back.
But! Having just been to New York, where I attended the Lambda Awards, met with my publisher about my next novel -- more on that in a moment -- and caught up with some family and friends in between all that activity, I'm feeling re-energized and re-inspired. So this post is mostly to say that more is coming soon, with more regularity.
My plan is to continue to blog about the topics that occupy my mind -- books in general and, in particular, the books that fall under the always morphing heading of 'gay fiction'; politics and current events, especially as they relate to the arts; plus all that other cultural stuff -- movies, music, the handful of television shows that keep me coming back for more, etc. -- that occupies my time.
And, more than before, I'll be putting a focus on my own writing. I've got another novel coming out next year. It's called Robin and Ruby and it's a sequel of sorts to The World of Normal Boys, updating the main character, Robin MacKenzie, and his younger sister, Ruby, to college age. The whole book takes place in the summer of 1985, mostly in Philadelphia and "down the shore" -- that's the Jersey shore, for those of you not in the know. The book won't be published until April 2010, but the folks at Kensington, my publisher, are already planning their promotions and marketing -- plans that include this little bit of the blogosphere as way to get the word out. Stay tuned.
If you're reading this, I'd love to know what you'd like to see here. And let me know your feedback, either in the comments, or by emailing karl@kmsoehnlein.com. Thanks.
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