Tag Archives: hungry blogger

Not too long ago, one of my heroes, Zoe Weil, posted about how she experienced an overload of hate mail when her blog was linked to from a popular publication. Ms. Weil, I am appalled by what people said to you, after all you’ve done. I’d also like to say that I can empathize. In 2009, I experienced an Internet “stalker,” an anonymous person who did nothing but post vile things on everything I wrote. Thankfully he or she disappeared, though I don’t know why; however, this past week has been tough once again when, just because I wrote a single blog post, I’ve been getting hateful messages daily.

For a sensitive person like me, this can be extremely hard to deal with–and I hate that the most, that it really affects me at all, since I don’t even know these people (or person; after all, they’re all anonymous) and I should have thicker skin than this. My plan is to simply ignore further posts; I’m simply trying to make a living doing what I love, and I shouldn’t allow others to ruin that for me. The truth is, I am hurt.

And here I promised myself I’d go to bed at a reasonable hour tonight. Damn, I should have saved Glee for until after I checked my hate mail!

But you know what? People love my fiction. I get thousands of hits each month and positive reviews on stories that I wrote five years ago that I don’t even promote; they are pretty much buried in a sea of fanfiction. I’m just wondering if this is yet another sign pushing me into that direction once again. The question, of course, is will I follow it this time? All I know is that while my husband is laid off I’m supporting this family, and I don’t have the time to invest in the projects I was doing before. I have to suck it up, hold back my feelings, and move on. But I could really kick myself for not jumping on those opportunities when I had the chance.

Writer’s Remorse
The Joy of Anonymous Comments

The Hungry Blogger
Hooray for Chopped All Stars!

Animal Book Club
Farm Animals By Katie Daynes

Craft Book Club
Look at What You Can Make with Boxes

Children’s Book Club
Titanicat by Marty Crisp

Blogs, Writing

Gregor and Leven

February 14, 2011 sarajschmidt Leave a comment

I recently finished both The Underland Chronicles and the Leven Thumps series. The former was my favorite of the two, but both were remarkable fantasy/sci-fi novels that I would recommend to any lovers of those genres.

Sci Fi Book Club
Gregor and the Marks of Secret

Military Book Club
Gregor and the Code of Claw

Adventure Book Club
Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra

Fantasy Book Club
Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder

Hungry Blogger
February is Bake for Family Fun Month

Activism, Blogs, Writing

Help Stop Child Rape in Afghanistan

December 29, 2010 sarajschmidt Leave a comment

This may be the most disturbing story you read today. However, it’s a very important read; not just because our tax dollars helped fund child rape, but because we need to condemn it wherever it happens and refuse to be silent when so many are tortured. Please help spread this article around, sign the petition in it, and contact your members of Congress about it as soon as possible.

Objectors US
Child Rape in Afghanistan

Bird Talk
Fruitcake is For the Birds

Hungry Blogger
Sweet and Spicy Potatoes

Parenting Report
Let Them Eat Spaghetti

Tea Party Report
Newspeak and Thoughtcrime at Wal-Mart

Activism, Blogs, Writing

Get Creative in November

November 1, 2010 sarajschmidt Leave a comment

I’m not sure why November has so many creative challenges attached to it; what I am sure of, however, is that there’s almost no excuse to not get creative this month!