Hi there — Shaun Fawcett here. Welcome to my new Blog. You can scroll down to the previous post for Blog background.
It was four years ago this week that I posted my very first page of writing help info on my writinghelp-central.com Web site.
That’s hard to believe. It really does seem “just like yesterday”, as they say.
Earlier today when I was doing a quick mental review of the last four years, the thought struck me that if I had to chalk everything I’ve done up to one particular motivating factor, that factor would be “writer’s block”.
Effective immediately, “Writing Help Monthly”, the newsletter I have been publishing regularly since late 2001 will cease publication and will be replaced by this very Blog – The Write Place.
Regular newsletter readers will realize where that Blog title came from. For the last couple of years I have been signing-off of the newsletter with “Remember, at Writing Help Monthly you’re in the write place.”
Well, from this point on, this is “The Write Place.”
Unless you’ve been hiding in the back woods for the past year or so you’ve probably read or heard about the latest trend sweeping the Internet… Blogs!
For the few of you who may not yet know, the term Blog stands for Web log. A Web log is simply a chronological series of postings on whatever subject the Blogmeister chooses to write about. An online journal, if you will.
If you’ve been following Blog stories in the media lately you will know that literally thousands of people have started Blogs on just about every subject conceivable. For many folks, their Blogs are “stream of consciousness” rants. For others, Blogs are a vehicle for expressing their personal and/or political viewpoints for everyone to see. You may have read about a few high profile firings when companies have retaliated for statements made by employees about the company on the employee’s personal Blog site. (Not recommended if you want to remain gainfully employed).
In the case of this Blog, as much as possible the postings will stick close to my main theme — practical writing help tips, tricks, advice, pointers, info and resources — similar to what I’ve been publishing in Writing Help Monthly over the years.
How will it work, you ask? I’ll explain, so keep on reading…
