storytelling

I've been trying to compile a list of published novelists who keep regular weblogs rather than (or in addition to) static websites. It's been tough going, and at this point I'm wondering if it's worth it. However, I have come across a few interesting blogs, one of which I wanted to ask you about.

Douglas Clegg writes horror, fantasy and suspense. I'm not familiar with his work, but I wanted to have a look, so I went to his weblog, here. That's when I discovered (as you will, if you clickit) that he requires visitors to sign up for a free email newsletter in order to get into the site and read the weblog as well as other materials he has there.

First: no worries. I'm not going to do this, mostly because I don't want the work of maintaining the list and writing the newsletter. There are enough deadlines in my life as it is. But I am curious. Are people comfortable doing this? For my part, I decided I wasn't that interested, and so I went away. Maybe I'll go back and sign up; maybe not. So I've got a little poll going, and I put it in the right hand column. I'm truly curious.

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