In the interests of my making my blog as varied and interesting as possible, and also to stop it from becoming what Kim Forrester recently called " another (unpaid) marketing cog in the machine", I have decided to start a new series - In Praise Of.
So what will I be praising? Firstly it won't be just me, I want you to tell me what you think needs some praise, and I want YOU to write about it. I'll be writing too, of course, and will be 'curating' the whole thing, making a few editorial suggestions for your posts and making sure they look beautiful.
Now, to the things being praised. The criteria are:
- Something that is a bit niche or underappreciated
- Things that most people seem not to like, or that get a lot of perhaps undue criticism - but that you think are great
- Something overlooked in literary history
But, it could still be something that a lot of people love, that you want to shout about - this doesn't have to be In Defense Of - this is Praise! Deserved praise!
Ahem.
This series will run every other Wednesday, and the first post will be up on 17th September. I would very much like to have several other writers/bloggers involved, so get in touch if you have something that you think needs some overdue attention drawn to it, or something that you just love that much. I want the posts to praise but also to explain why that praise is due and what it is that you get out of this thing that is so great.
Visit the Contact page to get in touch, and I look forward to hearing your suggestions!
Lizzi x