Blogging Goals

I started blogging partly because I was 'supposed to' in order to promote Forgotten Gods, and partly because I ramble. A lot.
When Margo Lerwill stopped writing on Urban Psychopomp, I was forced to stop commenting on her blog like crazy and get my own virtual platform to talk about writing.
The title of the blog actually comes from a post of the same name by fantasy author Elizabeth Bear, which managed to ignite an epic debate within the writer-blogger community. As I followed the drama, I was struck by the idea that we are perpetually writing characters whose experiences are outside our own, and in fact the concept of 'writing the other' deserved more than one post. So when it came time for me to set up my own blog, I decided to make this the focal theme.
As for my goals, it's partly a way to promote my fiction. But in all honesty, I see it more as a place to get people thinking, to push the comfort zones we all have but are often unaware of using as we write.

 Now, in keeping with the blogfest theme, I will leave you with some pirate-y factoids, courtesy of
Horrible Histories: