Today is the first birthday of lying for a living. When I launched it last year, with a post about fact versus fiction, I had no idea what a pain in the ass, and how much fun, this whole blog thang would be. It’s a pain, because once you start blogging, you can’t stop. You become Indiana Jones running downhill ahead of that huge boulder - if you slow down, you get flattened. Your blog will die. And I couldn’t let that happen, because it’s such amazing fun. And that’s thanks to all of you.
If a blog works right, it isn’t an online journal, it’s a conversation. And the people who come here to talk are some of the most civilized, perceptive and hilarious folks around. Thanks for all your insights. And thanks for your support; it’s been great to get to know some of you on the blog, via email, and especially to get to meet some of you in person.
And thank you:
For reading my books.
For the Grammar Geeks Unit. For Semana Snarka, and for trying - heroically, demonically - to make me snark during Lent.
For the 243 verb names.
For the bestseller lists. You’re the ones who let me know I had an Amazon number one bestseller.
For the laughs, the photos, the links to snark-worthy articles, the discussions of evil garden gnomes, dueling hillbillies, and psycho astronauts; the comments in Middle English; and your attempts to uncover my true identity.
Don’t stop.
12 responses so far ↓
Ken // July 27, 2007 at 10:41 am
I visit this blog every day, many times I feel I have nothing worthwhile to contribute, other times I’m just bursting to write a comment or a snarky remark. I have an enormous admiration for the regulars, for their erudition, insight, humour and above all their sheer menschness (is there such a derivative of the Yiddish mensch?). I always try to, at least, rise to the level of the other bloggers. Thanks Meg.
djpaterson // July 27, 2007 at 12:55 pm
It’s great to be part of the community (especially as I’m not normally allowed out on my own into the community at large).
Happy Blog Birthday (Oh no - it won’t be long before you’ll be able to buy the card in Clintons!) & keep up the good work, Meg.
DJ
spyscribbler // July 27, 2007 at 1:10 pm
I feed-read this blog every day! And I’m so excited; I just got one of your books. I can’t wait to read it!
Happy Blogiversary!
Meg // July 27, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Thanks, guys - and DJ, that’s generous of you, considering that the time you ventured into the community, I hijacked your Corsa and forced you to take me and Paul on a tour of Birmingham.
prospectus // July 27, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Happy blogday. Always an interesting place to drop by, although I’m a Johnny come lately. What did you buy her for her birthday?
djpaterson // July 27, 2007 at 3:02 pm
I count myself very lucky Meg. How I escaped your basement, I’ll never know.
Snart // July 27, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Can it be, already a year old? Mein Gott in Himmel! Time flies when you’re having fun, and the snarkathon has only just begun.
My birthday wishes for you and the young blog:
1. Many years more of happy blogging
2. Ceaseless cause to celebrate the publication of novel after novel.
3. More insight into your view of the writing life: the day-to-day of fashioning fiction as well as the glittering dinners and deservedly-ego-boosting appearances at literary festivals, writing workshops, and conference presentations. We live vicariously while we write…feed us!
4. More opportunities to challenge you and our fellow readers….keep us coming back for more!
Happy B-day, Baby Blog. You have a fabulously talented parental unit!
Jeff // July 28, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Thanks for a year of sharing your thoughts with us, Meg. Believe it or not, your blog is a big stress reliever for me. When I see something idiotic in the news and begin to stress over it, I just tell myself “Meg’s already all over that.”
Well, back to baby duty (and its messy homonym). I just discovered that I recorded over the baby’s 0th birthday video. Maybe I’ll start my own blog, “lying in order to live”.
thymebandit // July 28, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Don’t stop you say? I could stop. If I wanted to. Really, I could. I don’t have to come here. I’m not addicted. Really. I’m not. No, not me. Nosirree. (Is there a new entry yet?)
susan // July 29, 2007 at 11:18 pm
been mostly off line the past few days, so missed the big event. Well, happy blogday, both Meg and the Blog. I visit frequently, one of the very few blogs I risk spending time on. And where I KNOW I will find kindred spirits regarding apostrophe’s.
Thanks Meg.
Patti // July 30, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Happy belated blogday, Meg! I’d say this bouncing baby blog has at least tripled its birth weight.
daveg // August 2, 2007 at 9:54 am
A belated happy blog birthday from me too Meg! Keep it up!
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