If I Were Emily Dickenson

I have to admit that Emily Dickenson's life intrigues me more than her poetry. (Blasphemy, I know. I might as well walk into PetSmart and announce that I hate puppies.) I just think it is fascinating for someone to voluntarily shut themselves away from society for the love of poetry.

Do I think she did the right thing? No.

Why? Because I think she lost a lot of happiness, and she could write good poetry without being a prisoner.

Would I do the same thing myself if I had the chance? Possibly.

Why? Because I could keep myself busy locked in my garrett reading and writing for the rest of my life and be content, if not happy.

Then why don't I? Because my boyfriend would leave me, and I really don't write well when I am miserable. Besides, if the novelty wore off I would come out and say, "Just kidding guys, I didn't mean it. Being a prisoner is not all it's cracked up to be." And that would be really embarrassing.

10 things I hate about blogging

1. I write something brilliant, then post it for all the world wide web to see. A week later I read the same post, and it is not brilliant at all.

2. I need an editor.

3. Blogging is like small talking with strangers, compared with a novel that is a deep, intimate relationship.

4. Once the novelty of blogging wears off, you still have to update it regularly. Otherwise it becomes one of those ghost town blogs. Like my old one. (undergroundbloodhound.blogspot.com, in case anyone wants to visit.) It is so neglected it is covered in cobwebs and dust, poor thing. And here I am starting a new one. What am I thinking?

5. I am shy. And blogging exposes me to people I don't know very well. Yikes!!!

6. With all this time spent blogging, my real writing gets pushed aside.

7. I am afraid of becoming obsessed. Although I profess to hate it, I know there is a part of me that will crave it like bitter dark chocolate.

8. I am afraid of running out of things to say. Then my blog will be boring and I will be forced to write long boring posts on a regular basis, just to keep it updated. Aaarrrggghhhh!!!

9. That's it, I guess there are only 8 things I hate about blogging. I thought I had more hate than that.

So anyway, with that said, after much coersion, I am starting another blog. Why? Because I have a book coming out eventually and I need to tell the world to pre-order multiple copies. One for every person they know.

So here I am! Hello big internet world! I hope I don't get lost in here.