A Favorite Site
As a master of procrastination, I have tons of websites and blogs I read on a daily basis. Tons. But what is my favorite? I really had to think about that. Most of the sites I hit on a daily basis (Twitter, Facebook, livejournal) have an element of promo and socializing about them, or have to do with the business and the state of the industry. Amanda makes me research pop culture by hitting all the gossip sites, but sometimes I like to just veg out and look at books and get people's opinions.
I'm loving Goodreads. You can find me there, as well as many other League members.
I'm loving Goodreads. You can find me there, as well as many other League members.
It's a social networking site just for readers and authors, where I can be a fanboy and leave comments for my favorite authors and lurk around book clubs discussing Palahniuk, Sedaris and Gaiman. I do think it's funny that the site doesn't distinguish my name from all the other writing Mark Henry's, so it looks like I'm quite prolific in things other than zombie porn. Genre's I'd never think of touching, particularly westerns, cuz...no.
A warning for thin-skinned authors: Goodreads is such a good site because the members review books with abandon. I've been skewered, then praised. So have you.
Whatevs. It's a great place to keep track of reading habits and meet people with similar tastes. You should totally check it out. Friend me while you're at it. In fact, friend all the League folks!
What's your favorite site?
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My other favorite site is the Absolute Write Watercooler. It's a huge message board, but I mainly frequent a handful of forums.
Jaye and I are going to co-write a vampire western one of these days. She probably won't remember that, but I think I have the chat transcript somewhere to prove it.