This is an excerpt (very short) from my falconry memoir, LIFT, which is pending publication from Red Hen Press.

http://narrativemagazine.com/content/htm...

Narrative is a great online magazine and often has writing by Rick Bass, who is a nature writer I admire a great deal.

Anyone else have some writing that has been published online to share??

Rebecca: I liked the short piece you published in Narrative. I've poked around the site quite a bit. It's an interesting online site, though requiring .pdf downloads for some of the stories seems a little antiquated.

I write several blogs, including the #1 fly fishing blog. It's a great deal of work, but I can't help but notice it provides a stunning platform for launching a self-published book.

Given the largely dismal sales numbers for new fly fishing essay books (a small market), traditional publishing simply won't pay off. Self-publishing to my readership could provide a decent return for my effort.

So while I didn't fire up my TroutUnderground.com blog with a book in mind, it has become a consideration.

Do you consider blogs online publishing?

Tom: I consider blogs a fantastic platform for ultimately creating a book. The memoir I wrote in grad school about my first season with a peregrine couldn't have been written without the blog I kept that season.

Blogs are a great way to find good nature-writing as well. I follow quite a few that focus on falconry, working dogs and other outdoor passions. And many of these writers have become friends I've met in person. I feel very fortunate to fancy myself a nature writer in a time like this! Good luck with your blog and the book that will follow!

Do you know any blogs that pertain to getting rid of a lawn and putting in native plants. I'm doing this and seem to need some experieced feedback. Debby

Debby
Can't think of any bloggers, but if you want to grow native plants, a good thing to do is visit natural areas, parks, preserves, in your vicinity & take notes on what is growing there. If you have a park system that is staffed with naturalists, talking to them would also help get you started.
I was in a discussion in another site about getting rid of sod by covering it with layers of wet newspapers & mulch. I've tried this & it works.