I want to STALK you!--In a non-creepy kind of way. So let's be pals (Take two)

11/17/2011

Several months ago I tried my hand at organizing the blogs I follow so I could be more productive in my stalking of fellow writers and book bloggers. I mean, I follow a LOT of bogs--LOTS. When I click on the "Join Site" button, my intentions are pure. I plan to read those blogs. I plan to comment on those blogs. I plan to gleam glorious information from those blogs. Truly, that is my intent. I don't want to be just another face on a blog--a non-interacting face (everyone has a bunch of those--they suck). NO! When you see my face, my plan is to be real. I want to be pals. Super pals.

I thought I did well at organizing those blogs, too. Especially since I'm the most unorganized person you'll probably meet (don't look in my closets or drawers. Don't. I will slap you).

So I thought I had it ALL figured out--put blogs into an A,B,C, and D lists. I would rotate through the lists and be an awesome stalker of blogs--an organized stalker. And it worked--for awhile. That was, until my computer *gasp* CRASHED. I lost all the lists (this was done on the bookmarking tool on my browser, NOT though Google reader). My laptop hard drive was wiped clean and rebooted and my browser was updated to the current version. Guess what? Yep. No lists. All my favorites, all my bookmarked pages--GONE. Poof. Disappeared.

So I've come up with another plan *rubs hands together* --I'm going to start fresh. I'm going to start over and create a totally new system. I'm going to stalk a new set of blogs and it's gonna be AWESOME! So if you want to be stalked, which why wouldn't you? I'm really quite cool. My mom says so. Then all you have to do is leave a comment in the comment section saying:

"Hi there, Angela! Come support my blog by leaving enormously long comments. Tell me how I’m doing. Encourage me and tell me a joke, if you’d like. Let’s be more than faces on a blog. Let’s interact, let’s be pals. You can follow me on twitter, facebook, and goodreads, too. If you're feeling super stalkerish, that is. And I will promise to return the favor. Let's stalk one another!”

And I will! I will stalk you! I will support your endeavors. I will RT your tweets (unless your tweets are bizarre and scare me). I will laugh at your facebook updates (unless they're inappropriate). I will give you accolades (virtual pats on the back) when you do something grand.

LET'S STALK ONE ANOTHER! It'll be fun! And even if I already stalk your blog, still leave a comment. You will be added to this special BLOGS I STALK list and I will stalk you even more. I'm planning to revamp my BLOGS I STALK list in my sidebar as well and I will add your link so others know I stalk you too.

Ahh, this feels good. It's great to turn over a new leaf and try again. I will be better. I will. That's my promise. I will be the best darn stalker you've ever met! Just you wait.

DISCLAIMER: I will not follow porn sites or cooking sites or "I love the guy from NCIS" or "Edward rocks my world" type fan blogs. I probably won't follow religious sites or foreign speaking sites. I don't much care for sports so, yeah, that's probably out, too. If your blog is all about cats (or any pet for that matter) I'm not joining. If your profile picture is of your breasts or bum or any other body part other than you face, I'm pretty sure that's out too. And if you're wanting me to do yoga or diet, then we simply can not be friends--those words make me twitch. So let's just say that I reserve the right to just say no if your blog is well . . . weird.

BUT, I love book bloggers and reviewers of any kind (I love reading), and I LOVE meeting other writers and authors in all their various forms and in all the various stages in their writing careers. Those are my kinds of peeps.

Leave a comment and let's getting stalking one another!

39 Comments

Zach Ricks link

11/17/2011 07:20:20 am

I'm sort of already stalking you (let's not be creepy) by following you on twitter and checking out your blog posts.
But please feel free to check out my own blog at madpoetfiles.com.

Anninyn link

11/17/2011 07:23:38 am

Hi there! I actually am involved in two blogs. You might be interested, you might not, but it won't hurt to let you know they exist.

The first blog is a sort of lifestyle/humour blog about post apocalyptic survival, and it can be found at incaseofsurvival.com. Lots of nerdery, the odd book film or game review, but mostly funny opinion pieces.

The second might be more your speed, as it's collaborative round-robin style blog serial set in a post apocalyptic world. It's new and tender, so could do with nourishment and the warm sunshine of internet attention. It exists at http://duskorigins.blogspot.com/

They'd both love to see anyone who might be interested over there.

Kortnee link

11/17/2011 07:30:18 am

Steven Farmer link

11/17/2011 08:27:45 am

Friend me on MySpace and GoodReads since we haven't talked in awhile.

Still in Hawaii?

regards,
Steven

Sandra Bunino link

11/17/2011 08:32:55 am

Hi Angela! I love your post and like your process/procedure of following blogs. I too am very unorganized and follow a lot of Tweeps. My problem is I forget which blogs I like and I can never find them again!

I have a weekly blog called "All Things Girl" - new post every Monday. Please come by and check it out, maybe be a guest one week! I would love to have you!

I should warn you that my avi is a body part but completely covered....by rose petals :-)

Alyssa @NearNormalcy link

11/17/2011 08:49:50 am

Stalkers who leave super long comments are my FAVORITE! Let's be friends!

I blog about a lot of things but none of them are weird. Totally normal. Well, nearly normal, if you want to get technical. I know my avi isn't my face but it's not my bum either so we're good, right? And my face does appear on my blog at times. You just have to hunt it down. Fun, right?! Total stalker activity. You're welcome.

I don't always blog about writing, but my blog is always made of writing. And sometimes it's writing that's about writing. Sometimes it's not. But it's pretty much always awesome. Come visit!

Steve link

11/17/2011 10:28:51 am

You stalk my kind of stalk, Angela. I'm in!

Brooke R. Busse link

11/17/2011 10:53:51 am

Hi there, Angela! Come support my blog by leaving enormously long comments (or short ones if you like - one's that simply say you're awesome are acceptable ;D). Tell me how I’m doing (or how you are). Encourage me and tell me a joke, if you’d like. Let’s be more than faces on a blog (let's be faces with words). Let’s interact, let’s be pals. You can follow me on twitter, facebook, and goodreads, too (but not really because I'm not allowed on Twitter or Facebook). If you're feeling super stalkerish, that is. And I will promise to return the favor (or I would if I could). Let's stalk one another (from afar - sorry, inside joke)!

Kandace Mavrick link

11/17/2011 03:37:01 pm

You make stalking sound like fun :)

I'm a YA fiction writer and I blog with a friend at platformthing.com

See you there, maybe?

Nicole link

11/17/2011 05:51:41 pm

Hi Angela! This stalking thing sounds cool! I love enormously long comments (or comments of any sort, as a matter of fact). I am actually your follower on Twitter, so let's call that pre-stalking :). Let's stalk each other! :D

Janet French link

11/17/2011 10:40:01 pm

I only do my stalking on Twitter so far but do follow, I'm following you. I am not blogging yet, feel it creeping over me tho'. I follow blog links and read whatever comes in front of my face. You are funny.

Wendy link

11/17/2011 10:41:05 pm

I'm in the boat you were in before the crash...buried under blogs upon blogs. I, too, am working on a system. I would love to have you stalk me, and I will put you in my Stall Daily list if you post a message now and then about how your stalking is going :)

Melissa link

11/17/2011 11:04:34 pm

HA! I love it! I have the same problem...so many great blogs...so little time! I'm trying to figure out a system too!

I already stalk you on Twitter...which led me to this post...but I think I could be an even better stalker if I give it a go! lol

♥ Melissa @ <a href="http://melissaseclecticbookshelf.blogspot.com">Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf</a>

Gretchen Hohmeyer link

11/17/2011 11:12:08 pm

I already stalk you on Goodreads and Twitter...and clearly your blog, or I wouldn't be here! I'm always looking for new friends in the social media world - care to stalk and be stalked in return? Promise that isn't as creepy as it sounds. I blog about books, writing and life over at www.adkwriter15.wordpress.com!

Penny link

11/17/2011 11:21:20 pm

I already follow you on twitter. I've been following your comments there since I joined up with NaNoWriMo. Would love to connect and interact. Visit me at one of my blogs. www.penny-schultz.blogspot.com or My Two Cents Worth blog at www.pennyschultz.com I'm on Facebook, too. See you there.

Sabrina Alexander

11/17/2011 11:27:13 pm

Against all recommendations to the contrary, I don't blog, but wanted to give you a hello. I do stalk you on Twitter.

Laina link

11/18/2011 12:33:56 am

I use google reader!! I sort the blogs I follow into folders based on their subject. I have book blogs, work blogs, writing blogs, cooking blogs, just for fun blogs and my "favourites" file.

*cough* Totally normal, right? XD

This is my main blog http://lainahastoomuchsparetime.blogspot.com/ :)

Amy C link

11/18/2011 12:38:32 am

Hi, I'm Amy.

I am not a writer, but I love to read. I too stalk lots of peeps.

My interests, I run the gamut.

I follow you on FB and twitter (@memoryofagldfsh)

Jinx Schwartz link

11/18/2011 01:46:30 am

Is there such a thing as a re-stalk? Nice blog, glad I am following. BTW, I do guest blogs, and reciprocal reviews.

Megan Morrison link

11/18/2011 01:47:07 am

Ooooh, I love stalking!!! On a sidenote, I read and love your blog any ways, so this just gives an added benefit to ME :) Come visit skybluemission.com for some good inspiration when you need it!

Nancy M. Popovich link

11/18/2011 01:54:32 am

This was a refreshing and informational post. I am at a loss to even begin to follow the blogs that I have joined, heck, I have trouble finding them!

"Hi there, Angela! Come support my blog by leaving enormously long comments. Tell me how I’m doing. Encourage me and tell me a joke, if you’d like. Let’s be more than faces on a blog. Let’s interact, let’s be pals. You can follow me on twitter, facebook, and goodreads, too. If you're feeling super stalkerish, that is. And I will promise to return the favor. Let's stalk one another!”

M. T. Rossi link

11/18/2011 02:07:30 am

i've been reading your blog for a while but never thought you'd read mine. It's pretty new but come check it out!
Dreambigdreamforever.blogspot.com

Angela Scott link

11/18/2011 02:35:07 am

Okay. I think I've done it. I've spent all of this morning adding the above blogs and commenting on them all. So, if you leave a comment after this one, I will pop by tomorrow or the day after. But for now, I need to get my edits done before my editor kills me.

So I just want to say hi to Sabrina! And let Steven know I don't have a myspace account, but I will catch ya on Goodreads. And no, I'm not in Hawaii anymore, but sure wish I was. Janet, I will check on you on twitter! When you get a blog (if you go that way) let me know.

Have fun all! Let the stalking begin.

Anyone who comes in after this comment, I will get you too! I will.

Stacy S Jensen link

11/18/2011 06:22:40 am

I think I stalk you all over the place. I'm not a big fan of my google reader for blogs. So, I'm a subscribe to email feeds. It's the easiest way I've found to follow blogs. I click through the links and I'm there. I found this link through Twitter and I find some of your posts via your FB page. I think I catch you more on Twitter than the blogs. Good luck with your edits.

11/18/2011 07:47:15 am

Thanks for the stalking, Angela, it is really appreciated. I'll pop by here every now and again and leave super long comments.

This Side of 30 link

11/18/2011 12:30:14 pm

Hi Angela!

So you'll be popping back over here the day after tomorrow? As in Sunday? As in November 20? As in My Birthday?! :) Well then I think for my birthday present you should remember to stalk me! And I, in return, will stalk you as well (I kinda do...when you tweet updates & new posts. I'm kinda bad at blindly checking; I need a new system -- could you share yours?!).

Oh, and while you are stalking me, don't forget to click on my Facebook link. I'm kinda lonely over there. I could use another "like." Not that I'm begging or anything.

I know you've visited me before. I saw your footprints. I write about life on the plus side of 30 -- which includes motherhood (after dealing with infertility). And my dog. And my grandpa. And shopping. And couponing and saving money. And trying to get organized. And whatever the heck else tickles my fancy.

I may not be as witty as you, but I'm a recovering newspaper reporter...so I'm still trying to remind myself I can have an opinion while I write.

So here's your long comment. Keep up the great work! I am not a good joke-teller, so don't hold it against me. Hope to see you lurking in the shadows soon!

Sher A Hart link

11/18/2011 01:33:42 pm

Hey, I already stalk you on twitter and I admit I'm worse than you at getting back to a blog I like after I find it. I run through them in google reader but when I comment it almost always comes out long so I don't get far. I'm already a follower but I don't see you on mine, not the Weebly one which I stopped using but the Blogger one linked on twitter to @sherahart. You can follow through my books and chocolate contest tab if you want to enter the once a month drawing.

I'm a MG/YA writer of SF/fantasy with my first book in query stage if I'd just submit again. I'm procrastinating after the first batch of rejections.

I didn't blog often until Rachael Harrie's campaign because I knew I wouldn't have time to write. I was right, blogging + novel writing don't work well together for me so I started posting RABMAD (Read a book, make a difference) charity authors once a week and now do book reviews & author interviews too. I posted questions last week for authors to pick & choose. Similar conditions to your follow rules.

Most short stories on my blog are humor, even the scary sounding Chicken Zombies & Vampires. A few are charity oriented. I made up a platform mnemonic for a class I taught on social media marketing to my local writer's group as a crutch for my 2 minute long memory.

I have some poetry, including in my book, but I never thought to offer a poetic invitation to follow. Here goes:
Please stalk my blog. It's not a dog.
One post on my cat. Sorry about that.
There is a smidgen about religion.
But if indeed you like to read,
you'll like a lot of what I've got
so have your way;comment all day!

Sarah McCabe link

11/18/2011 11:07:50 pm

Hi there, Angela! Come support my blog by leaving enormously long comments. Tell me how I’m doing. Encourage me and tell me a joke, if you’d like. Let’s be more than faces on a blog. Let’s interact, let’s be pals. You can follow me on twitter, facebook, and goodreads, too. If you're feeling super stalkerish, that is. And I will promise to return the favor. Let's stalk one another!

I just realized, as I was sorting through all the blogs I follow, that your post never show up because google friend connect refuses to use the right address for your blog! They keep saying its blogspot when its obviously not. I've just bookmarked your blog so I'll stalk you if you stalk me. ;)

Michael Offutt link

11/19/2011 03:51:04 am

Stalking sounds so zombie-esque.

John Abramowitz link

11/19/2011 07:19:01 am

I was going to cut and paste your sample comment into this text box, but I ALREADY stalk your blog, so promising to return the favor would be redundant and repetitive (not to mention being redundant AND repetitive).

Having said that, feel free to return the favor! I consider it a great compliment when other writers consider my humble blog worth following (especially if that means they can follow me through the excessive number of parentheses I inevitably use).

So yes. Leave long comments. Tell me how I'm doing. And if you wanted to tell some friends ABOUT me, I wouldn't mind that either...

Lorie Greene link

11/19/2011 08:39:19 am

Since I am already, sort of, kind of stalking you when I am not at my 9-5, seems like it might be fair. Although fair warning...just getting started with this particular blog and have been less than frequent in my blogging there at this point. Will probably put lie to that this week because I am on staycation (I hate and love that word at the same time).

Anyway...Edward doesn't rock my world. And, while I enjoy NCIS, I fail to be fanatical about it. I prefer to keep my stalking to real people. :-D

Writer...have short story accepted for publishing (if the anthology does get printed). Working on a novel. Married to a wonderful man who is currently ignoring the fact that I am giving monosyllabic responses to anything he says. No kids, but fur Mom to two very spoiled cats. That's the long and short of it.

Adriana Ryan link

11/20/2011 08:18:46 am

Hey Angela!

I'm already "stalking" you...you're on my blog list. ;) I just think you're totally kick ass. I'd loved to be stalked in return! :)

Adriana

Juliana link

11/21/2011 10:06:47 am

I totally agree, it's wayy to hard to keep things organized. Today, I went through and took off all the blogs of people who's first name I didn't recognize. Not easy.

Good luck on the organizing ;) I still stalk you girl, even if I don't usually leave comment. You're too hilarious not to stalk!

ScribblerAU link

11/24/2011 07:41:45 am

G'day, Angela. You're a gem :)

Elizabeth.Anne Mitchell link

11/24/2011 09:17:19 am

Hi, Angela. I stall you already. I'd be honored if you would stalk me back.

I have been trying for months to organize the blogs I follow. It's hard!

Lulu link

11/24/2011 09:52:31 am

"Hi there, Angela, I'm Lulu! Come support my blog by leaving enormously long comments. Tell me how I’m doing. Encourage me and tell me a joke, if you’d like. Let’s be more than faces on a blog. Let’s interact, let’s be pals. You can follow me on twitter, facebook, and goodreads, too. If you're feeling super stalkerish, that is. And I will promise to return the favor. Let's stalk one another!”

That post was so awesome... and hilarious... but totally awesome! What an endeavor. I know my blog list is LONG and to organize it I would well have to be organized :/ I give you the biggest pat on the back and good luck! I'm a new follower.. your posts are rocking :D I'll be stalking you!

Laurie@thebakingbookworm link

11/26/2011 10:02:07 pm

I too would like to stalk my favourite blogs in a more organized way! I'm still trying to figure out how to do it. I adore any blogs about reading, cooking (shocking, I know, coming from The Baking Bookworm!) and DIY home decor. Consider yourself stalked (in the non-creepy way). ;)

Katie link

11/27/2011 12:35:23 am

We already sort of stalk each other on twitter and I always enjoy reading your blog post, would love it if you stopped by mine sometime.

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