Okay, so I've been pounded with the word "blog" from every angle possible. Friends have them, AOL connects you to celebrity blogs, and I just realized that half of the info provided on the USA Today website is from bloggers. I thought, "Hey! I can write like that!" So, here it is.
The title is an inside thing...thanks to crau & the candyman. Apparently, there was an author in Russia who wrote a book very similar to the J.K. Rowling series, but named the young wizard-in-training "Tanya Grotter". And since I share the same first name with the lead character, I have been dubbed "Grotter" by a very select few (thank god). OH! As for the author ripping off stories? Yeah, sued and the book (printed in Russian only so I will never be able to read it) was banned.
I have always written things: greeting cards, poems, short stories, but never bother to take it that next step. I have yet to figure out why. Confidence issue & all of those "failure" things, I guess. But, the times are a changin' and I want to do more than what I currently do (EEK! and they let me teach English--go figure.) And this seems to be a harmless way to start writing, if this is writing, and sharing thoughts, opinions, and general antics with those who are interested (or bored) enough to read it.
I must mention this: I read an article in Newsday yesterday about a woman who just published a book called "The Year of Yes". It focuses on her dating rut & how she decided to say yes to every date that came along. Oh yes--men old & young (a 28 yr old woman with a 70 yr old man? hmmm....who am I to pass judgement when I am not dating anyone?), a homeless man, and women. Her perspective is that we can learn something from everyone we meet & should not close the door of opportunity. Good point. But, she managed to have approximately 150 dates that year. I don't think I can even find 150 people to .............. do anything with. This is one of my missions for the year: to find anyone who may be dateable. Good god, what am I getting myself into?
So wish me luck & enjoy!
