AOL Journal Refugee

In June I started an AOL Journal about my trials and tribulations trying to get a novel published. I called it Publish or Perish and in 8 months I had about 300 hits (maybe). Recently the light dawned that my journal was kind of edgy and even had the occasional swear word and everyone else was writing touchy-feely stuff that, while it didn't exactly trigger my gag reflex, it was, well, touchy-feely, while I felt gritty and existential. So, I'm off to blog here, and we'll see what happens. I changed the name from Publish or Perish to Suck It Up, because that more accurately portrays what life in the pre-published lane is like.

When I'm not caterwauling about publishers and editors and agents and THE UNFAIRNESS OF IT ALL, I talk about my life in suburban Boston and the Scottish Highland Cattle that live down the street and whatever else strikes my fancy. Another thing about AOL was I would have felt kind of weird discussing politics or whatever, and so this little birdy is ready to fly.

Aloha