Why are you here?

[onyxhawke]

I'm continually bemused by the amount of people who friend me and actually stick around. I see comments from people who I don't know, and who haven't commented before or in a long time and it kicks the curiosity up another notch.

So why are you here? Almost everyone has been here a month or more, and I'm kinda curious as to how you got here and what you find among my blitherings interesting enough to keep you waylaying electrons to bring you my mutterings.

Tell!!

Comments

[othercat.livejournal.com]

Because I've seen you on Baen's Bar and I'm collecting them, and you're interesting?

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

You called me a great moderator. How could I leave? Cheers and grins, Jean Marie

[onyxhawke.livejournal.com]

Well I only behave at Ravencon 'cause they give me cute co-panelists.

Well, that and Crystal would beat me if I acted up too much.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

I know. Mike specially deputized her for that. It's one of the first things you learn on the on RavenCon loop. :D
Speaking of cons, will you be attending DragonCon this year? There will be a larger than usual Baen contingent, and I wondered if you might decide to defend--er, join your authors in the fray.
Best summer camp for wayward adults evah
Cheers and smiles,
Jean Marie

[cordova829.livejournal.com]

Because you effing made me do it.

Then to top it off, you post clever innuendo about things we've done at a con that I have no recollection of doing, so of course I must read more so I can learn and understand all of your falsehoods.

Those reasons, and I think I owe you a drink. Plus you almost pulled a gun on me once. Almost, mind you. And besides, two Baen authors and another Barfly were with me when we barged in on you. Maybe you just didn't like said authors works? or maybe the whole "knock on people's door" rule can be ignored only by Michael Moore.

In Canada.

With a camera crew in tow.

Hmmm did I miss anything?

[robert-gage.livejournal.com]

Interesting to chat with. Viewpoints are helpful. Been linked AIM before joinging the journal...

Robert

[girithnoleiel.livejournal.com]

Oh geeze, you saw me. lol. Uh, well, I read this great book by Lynn Flewelling and somehow found out she had an LJ. So I found it and friended her, because her posts were interesting and she posted pictures that were neat. Then one day she had a guest author on who had an LJ (jpsorrow) who was really interesting and it sounded like I would like his books. So I friended him. Thru those two, I somehow stumbled across you and your journal, which held very interesting entries, so I friended you.

There is a method to all this madness. My daughter presently has three books in the works. She's quite gifted in telling stories. She is presently an English Major in college and a very good student. I just thought as a parent, I should learn as much as I possibly can about authors/writers/agents/etc., so that in the unlikely event this 23 yr old decides to ask her uncool mother for some obviously unwanted advice (that will only be disregarded), I can at least appear to be somewhat intelligent in my answer to her.

I'm a Paralegal and wanna be writer. I mostly write because it is good therapy. Sorry to stalk your journal, but I really find your entries interesting!

Eric Hoyt

[(Anonymous)]

I've met you only once in my life, however the reason I’m on this blog is because I decided to submit a entry for the contest... And I’m waiting fro the announcement of the winner. :D

Re: Eric Hoyt

[(Anonymous)]

Whoops, I mean "for', I don't know why it thought I meant "fro"... What does "fro" mean anyway?

Re: Eric Hoyt

[onyxhawke.livejournal.com]

www.dictionary.com :-P

And you'll not likely be able to avoid seeing me at least once more in your life.

cult

[robert-gage.livejournal.com]

You mean this isn't a religious cult?

Re: cult

[onyxhawke.livejournal.com]

Shhh!!!!!!!!!

[eviloverqueen.livejournal.com]

Because you are my FAVORITE OMIke. :3

[melindadansky.livejournal.com]

You are clueful (to borrow someone else's word) and witty with your cluefulness. That combination is rare enough to keep me reading.

[sbarret.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly new to your blog, maybe a few weeks? Anyway, reading whatever industry/agent info happens to come out in your blog or comment threads.

I'm no where near ready for mainstream publishing and finding an agent, but anyway... here I lurk.

[danhoyt.livejournal.com]

Homeland Security asked me to keep tabs on you. Something about being a threat to the security of the publishing industry....

[david-ripley.livejournal.com]

You mean we're allowed to leave?

One of the SFReader crowd, I believe, put you on the radar, and it's interesting to get an agent's perspective on the publishing industry.

The ulterior motive, of course, is to get chummy with an up-and-coming agent who has made some solid sales in the hopes of getting representation before he becomes a major force and the Onyxhawke Agency moves into a glass-and-steel edifice in NYC with a lobby that smells like pee and antagonistic door staff.

[onyxhawke.livejournal.com]

No, no leaving.

And one of those type buildings would never, ever mix. I'm more likely to move to an oversized cabin in a remote part of Maine with a private lake and huge rambling estate house & head quarters.