“Writing blog posts is totally freeing in a whole new way for me. I'm not writing it for any editor, and I'm not being paid, so I can say whatever I want. I don't have to justify the cost of a book to readers; they get it for free, so expectations are naturally low. (And no one-star reviews!)” WayWantWritingI CanBookWholeStarsReaderCostLowsExpectationsPaidPostsJustifyEditorsReviewsNew WaysBlogs Author:Kate Christensen
“Starting the blog was a way for me to generate this nonfiction first-person voice naturally, gradually, without feeling performance anxiety. It felt a bit like keeping journals when I was younger, but connecting to an instant readership without having to wait for publication made it also immediately satisfying.” WayFirstsPersonsMadeFeelingsFeltBitsWaitingVoiceAnxietyPerformancesStartingMade ItInstantSatisfyingNonfictionJournalConnectingBlogsPublicationFirst PersonReadershipKeeping A JournalPerformance Anxiety Author:Kate Christensen
“Turning the blog into a book was extremely difficult, a tremendous amount of sustained, hard work. Blogging is easy; writing a book is difficult.” WritingBookHardEasyDifficultHard WorkAmountBlogsWriting A BookBlogging Author:Kate Christensen
“Although the point of blogging is that it doesn't pay, I often steal from my blog for paid publication. I've based several magazine essays on blog posts, as well as an entire book.” WellsBookPayPaidStealingMagazinesPostsEssaysBlogsPublicationBlogging Author:Kate Christensen
“Another benefit is that the more I blog, the more I maintain and develop a first-person voice, which translates into a much greater ease with writing personal essays.” WritingFirstsPersonsVoiceGreaterBenefitsEaseTranslateEssaysBlogsFirst PersonPersonal Essays Author:Kate Christensen
