Conversations with Calliope- Blog Police

(Freize- Santilana, Spain)

JOE: Good morning Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. What's this about blog police?
JOE: I post my blog on a number of sites as you know.
CALLIOPE: Yes.
JOE: We are in the habit of discussing writing, publishing, marketing and sales. One site apparently took exception to my mentioning Booklocker as a place where I might get my next book published as a free e-book.
CALLIOPE: How did they take exception?
JOE: By removing my blog mentioning the idea.
CALLIOPE: That seems a bit extreme.
JOE: I thought so too, but I suppose everyone has their rules.
CALLIOPE: So how to you plan to handle it?
JOE: I think I will stop posting my blog there and notify my associates of the change.
CALLIOPE: How do you feel about these developments?
JOE: I wasn't sure how much people cared about my blog with you.
CALLIOPE: And?
JOE: It's nice to know I stirred up some reaction. Talk with you tomorrow.

Conversations with Calliope

JOE: Good morning Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?
JOE: I started with a surprise. I saw a response to a posting here and tried to open it. Instead I got a message that I should scan my computer for malware. I realized there must be something evil associated with the message and deleted it. I haven't had that happen before but I was glad to be alerted.
CALLIOPE: Nasty surprise. Glad you caught it. What are you up to?
JOE: Working on networking. I saw news about interactive possibilities at the Democrat and Chronicle but was unable to sign up for some reason. I will try again today. Most people do not like the new setup but it does seem to have possibilities. Maybe it is just new.
CALLIOPE: Maybe. Did you finish the chapter of Marital Property you were working on?
JOE: I did. Things seem fairly resolved, at least for the moment. Now I think there might be some loose ends to tie up, such as the children, people the couple have talked with about their difficulties and resolution of the initial problem which started their crisis. I think this is related to current news.
CALLIOPE: How so?
JOE: Governor Spitzer was plastered across the front page of the paper this morning due to his indiscretion with a prostitute. It raised the question of why someone would risk his reputation and livelihood for sexual favors. If you recall the crisis for my couple started with a sexual indiscretion of the husband.
CALLIOPE: I do recall. Where do you plan to go with this?
JOE: I'm not sure. Perhaps it merits a column. I will think about it and discuss it with you further tomorrow.
CALLIOPE: Sounds good to me. I will be interested to see what you come up with.
JOE: So will I. Time to get to work.

(Frieze figure- Santianna, Spain)

Conversations with Calliope

JOE: Good afternoon Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good afternoon Joe. Where have you been all morning?
JOE: I've been here but dragging around a little with a cold. I am trying to get back into a pattern but am having a little trouble doing it after a week in the Caribbean.
CALLIOPE: I'm trying to feel sorry for you.
JOE: Well, keep trying. I'm not asking for sympathy, just saying I am not functioning on all cylinders yet.
CALLIOPE: Did you get anything done this morning?
JOE: Not on my writing. I had some medical matters to attend to and don't have much energy.
CALLIOPE: What about this afternoon?
JOE: I have an appointment at 1:30 but hope to get some writing done before the afternoon is over. I am hoping to get back to my normal schedule by tomorrow.
CALLIOPE: You said you had some ideas about online marketing. I was wondering what they are.
JOE: One is to maximize use of my website. I read that duplicate content makes search engines ignore one site. I checked n Google and found that both sites containing this blog are listed. I guess there must be enough differences for it not to be a conflict.
CALLIOPE: So what's next?
JOE: I would like to pursue social sites, becoming more active in writing related forums and explore links with other websites for starters.
CALLIOPE: All new territory for me.
JOE: For me as well. I guess we will learn together.

(Adventure of the Seas- pool deck)