Ahh. Nothing like some good, old-fashioned procrastination. I wonder what writers did before they had the internet and were expected to blog, make book videos, do chats…

Hmmm. Did they all just…write?

What an amazing concept!

I have to admit, I love the fertoodliness of the internet and book vidoes and chatting and blogs. I love that connection with the “outside” world — and I put it in quotes because I’d probably never leave my house if I didn’t have to. I’ve become a hermit lately, preferring to snuggle under a blanket with my Alphasmart Neo on my lap rather than going to my used-to-be-favorite coffee shop to write…hey, it’s warm at home and if I take a little snooze, nobody’s the wiser.

But that won’t get the writing done, of course. So, how much of that internet stuff is necessary? See, I pass it off as promotion and tell myself it’s necessary, but the bottom line is…who knows? Having a presence online might help sell books. If you’re a doofus who doesn’t know how to behave in public, it actually might hurt your sales. But really, what it comes down to is writing a good book and having people enjoy it and talk about it, so you could let THEM talk about your book on the internet and you wouldn’t have to…

Hmmm.

But then what would I do with all me “free” time?

Here are two little suttin’ suttin’s I spent some time fertoodling with lately, instead of doing any writing/editing/polishing/critiquing or anything else.

Oh, and instead of mopping the floor, too.

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