At the moment I write this, her post has received almost 500 comments wishing her well and saying how much she will be missed.
I first came across her blog while doing major research on sending query letters, and found a treasure trove of advice (however gin-soaked it might’ve been). Now the romp is ending, and people are still having a hard time believing it. If this were back near April 1st, it’d be a great joke, but no…I do believe she’s serious. Maybe we’ll even get to learn who she’s been all this time.
The reasons for stopping the blog? She’s run out of new things to say. I can respect that. There can only be so many questions about getting published or the industry. There are only so many times a single person can respond to inquiries about proposals, industry etiquette or how to avoid screwing up your fiction career. Even to the end, some people couldn’t take a hint (or a two-by-four of advice to the head).
So, she’s off, and may she be freer for it. Two years, and there’ve been two million people who crossed paths with her. The nice thing is, she’s keeping the blog itself online, so all that advice and humor and good times will always be available to browse through, learn and reminisce.
Hop on over and say farewell to Miss Snark. Rumor is, she’s even teared up a bit over all the heartfelt response her retiring news has brought out. That’s a rare thing in itself.
I see that smile.
Aww, man! Miss Snark’s my favorite blog! That is an uber bummer. I’ll miss her.
I know. Sucks. The news seems to be slowly permeating the blogosphere. I’m at least glad the blog itself will remain up. There’s plenty there I haven’t had a chance to read through yet.
Ditto. I’ve “slacked off” from reading it for the last couple months, so there’s plenty for me to catch up on. It’s just kinda depressing to know she won’t be smooshing nitwits with her verbal stilettos anymore.
I wonder…should I start an alter-ego blog as Mr. Snark? Naw. I’m not as huge a fan of gin, and I think it’d exhaust me trying to crush people all the time. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone tried to pick up the gauntlet in some form.
They’re going to need balls the size of poodles to try.
Thanks for your kind words.
I will actually miss y’all too.
Wow. I’ve been officially Snarkified. You can see the where the stiletto heels poked through the webpage. Awesome. With all the free time now available, will Miss Snark continue to prowl cyberspace, occasionally emerging from her lair to remind us of some of the harsh realities of the publishing and writing life? We shall pray that it is so.
Adieu for now, Madame.
We can only hope she’ll do that. Too bad there isn’t some sort of index on blogger where you can look up all the posts made by a particular user. *shrug*