2009 was the year that my novel, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, was published, and with a coast-to-coast and here-and-there-to-Mexico book tour I pretty much had my hair on-fire. I also posted fairly often over at my research blog for 1860s Mexico, Maximilian ~ Carlota, and while I did post frequently here at "Madam Mayo," it was mainly with snippets of news and links, nothing for a keepsake list.
I note that in 2009 I continued to post on "Blogs Noted," which I suppose could be of passing interest for some academic sociologist writing, say, An Early History of Blogging. None of those posts make my top list for that year. And, as you might expect, dear reader, many of said notable blogs have sunk into the netherworlds of Cyberlandia. I mean, they're dead.
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Another milestone: In 2009 I was beginning to realize that I could use blog posts (and essays on my webpage) to lighten my email load-- such was my motivation for writing "To All The Many People Who Ask Me to Read Their Manuscript" . Several more how-to posts, qua answers to frequently asked questions, appear on this blog in subsequent years.
And 2009 was also the year I started podcasting-- a joy of a learning curve I am still climbing in 2016.
And, so I see, I was beginning to ramp up with running guest-blogs (I no longer run them; more about that anon.)
Such are my observations for 2009. Herewith ye olde posts:
December 11, 2009
Cosecha de la FIL, Part 3: In Celebration of Literal: Latin American Voices / Voces Latinoamericanos
December 2, 2009
September 10, 2009
(Not much writing in this one, but favorite photos)
July 22, 2009
July 22, 2009
July 4, 2009
May 25, 2009
March 17, 2009
February 27, 2009
January 2, 2009
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Selected Guest-Blogs
