Normally I avoid the various memes that propagate through the blogosphere, but Andrew Wheeler (via Ben Jeapes who originated it) has come up with one that sounds quite interesting:
Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don’t blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don’t blog about, but you’d like to hear about, and I’ll write a post about it.
That’s a proper writerly challenge, so I guess I should be up for it. I can’t promise instant satisfaction, because today is a mad panic and tomorrow I’ll be flying to Florida, but hopefully I’ll be able to do something later in the week. That gives you two days to come up with ideas.
Since you linked to me, I guess I’ll bite and go first:
Cheryl, you seem to have a real love-hate relationship with fandom. (And maybe it’s not entirely on your own side, either.) What is it for you about organized fandom that’s particularly admirable and horrible — and is it noticeably different between the US and UK?
Ha, trying to get me into trouble, eh? I shall compose something…
(cue ominous music)
Hmm — the real question I want to ask I already know the answer too… so… why 6 mos. here and 6 mos. across the pond?