Archives for category: Writing

Do the Kids Not Read Anymore?

July 20th, 2010 //
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Anthony over at The Black Sex Master posed a few interesting questions at the end of one of his latest entries.

So is the goal now to become an internet/mini celebrity (ala B. Scott)?
Did people have trouble monetizing their writing and that’s why they quit?
If you still wish to tell your story, is video the only format to go with if you want a sizable audience? (or at a minimum audio)
Do the kids not read anymore?

I dunno. When I started out, there were not that many Black gay bloggers online. I remember having a conversation with nOva about this back in 2003, and during an IM conversation I came up with the name for this blog and my pseudonym. But even before I started this site, I had been blogging online for about seven years between Geocities, Blogger, and LiveJournal before starting BGB. Trust me when I tell you, the things I were talking about were hardly legendary. For example, take this shit I wrote back in 2001:
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Black Gay Blogger…The Book?

July 19th, 2010 //
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I get told a lot that I should write a book based on the material on this blog. I originally entertained the thought back in 2004 as part of my failed 101 in 1001 ventures, but never got further than a few clever chapter titles. However, now that I know I’m shutting down this blog in a few months, the thought has crept back in my mind. And in my comments section too.

So let me ask you…if I wrote a book, would you buy it? At first, I had the idea of doing a fictional joint with realistic Black gay characters, but that has faded. I’d probably throw in a few choice blog posts from this site, and include some never before published pieces. I’d keep it short too — maybe around 150 pages. A good airplane-sized read.

What do you think? Yay or nay?

Southern Voice Wants YOU!

August 25th, 2009 //
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Gay Uncle SamI found this little tidbit in my mailbox this morning, and figured I’d pass the opportunity. Southern Voice, the local gay newspaper here in town, is having a College Blogger “contest” (contest is in quotes because the prize is…well…writing for Southern Voice).

From their page:

Are you an LGBT student interested in sharing your experiences of campus life? Or maybe you are already an avid blogger and want to expand your reach to the largest LGBT online audience in Georgia? If so, then Southern Voice and David Magazine want you!

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Potential candidates should have a basic understanding of blogging and Web 2.0, be familiar with their university’s LGBT resources, and be enrolled as a full-time student. Winners will be asked to contribute and commit to one blog post per week while school is in session.

And yes, grad students, you’re eligible too. Yours truly is no longer in school, but if you’re an LGBT blogger in school and reading this, go and apply. And if you go to an HBCU, you damn well better apply.