Well, we did it.<\/p>\n
Exactly 1 year ago today I put up my very first post here\u00a0 ” … on Anything, Really”<\/strong><\/em>, titled (appropriately enough, but possibly not very originally) “And so it begins …”<\/a><\/p>\n What I said on May 31 2010 was:<\/p>\n ” … in terms of content I\u2019ll be focusing on my writing, so expect to see plenty here about both novels and poetry, what\u2019s coming up and what\u2019s happening, as well as the interviews I do on radio\u2014and I hope there\u2019ll be a few online interviews showing up here! <\/em><\/p>\n But it won\u2019t just be my creative work: I\u2019m looking forward to having conversations around what I\u2019m reading now, the books I\u2019ve loved reading in the past as well as creative influences from other areas.\u00a0 I also love food and wine, trees, getting out into wild places . . . as well as having a little cat buddy who likes to have his share in the conversations. So hope to keep that promise of \u201canything really \u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Well, I think I’ve done all that and a little bit more, including reporting<\/a> from the suburban front lines of Christchurch’s February 22nd earthquake<\/strong> and its aftermath. In the past year I have also held not one but three<\/em> blog parties to celebrate the US<\/a>, Australia\/New Zealand<\/a><\/strong> and UK<\/a><\/strong> launches of The Heir of Night<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and also run a F-SF Guest Author Series<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Blogging Every Day …<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em>When I began blogging, I also decided to try and blog every day if I could. In total, I have clocked up 406 posts<\/strong>, but I did miss one day: Febuary 23, the day immediately following the February 22nd Christchurch earthquake when the sector of the city I live in was still without power—and a great many other services, but power was the one that prevented blogging. I do feel, though, that this circumstance counts as an extenuating circumstance in terms of my objective to\u00a0 ‘blog every day.’<\/p>\n A Few Statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n So, very modest compared to the followings enjoyed by Messrs Gaiman and Scalzi and also sites such as Beatties Bookblog, but hey— “… on Anything, Really”<\/em><\/strong> is<\/em> still new.<\/p>\n What Else Has Happened:<\/strong><\/p>\n An important reason for commencing blogging here on “…Anything, Really”<\/em> was as a means of communicating more directly with my readers, many of whom are international. So I blog because I’m a writer and the core of the blog is around my writing. So what’s been happening with that while I’ve been blogging every day:<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n AND<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n B <\/strong>is for Blogs, Birthdays and Birthday Present<\/strong>s:<\/p>\n I decided that I wasn’t going to stick to the virtual for “… on Anything, Really’s” <\/em><\/strong>birthday. I am still thinking about a present for the blog—and yes, ideas would be welcome!—but I also thought the blog birthday could be time for another grand book giveaway draw.<\/strong><\/p>\n Here’s how it works:<\/p>\n If you only wish to be entered in one of the draws, please enter the category you are interested in (e.g. Poetry; or YA Fantasy, or Epic Fantasy) by your name the first time you leave a comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The draw will be made on Saturday 2 July 2011 using Random Number Integer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, we did it. 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