Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago has two blogs on WordPress.com: O Caderno de Saramago (Portuguese language) and El Cuaderno de Saramago (Spanish language).
Saramago, 85, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998. One of his novels, Blindness was turned into a movie of the same name, released this month.
[ Visit O Caderno de Saramago and El Cuaderno de Saramago ]
Science fiction writer John Scalzi has joined the ranks of WordPress.com VIPs.
John is the author of more than a dozen published titles. He has been nominated for five Hugo Awards, winning the 2008 Best Fan Writer Hugo. He also won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2006.
As he notes in a recent post, John made the switch because
This backend robustness and knowledge of the WordPress platform appeals to me, especially after a couple of months of banging my head against a wall trying to do things on my own.
[ Visit Whatever ]
New WordPress user Martha Stewart dedicated the September 17 episode of The Martha Stewart Show to blogging!
On the show, Martha explains how she and her staff utilize The Martha Blog and chats with some of her favorite bloggers, including WordPress users Margaret Roach, Perez Hilton, and Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman.
Martha loves the exposure and ease of use of her blog:
I’ve been writing this blog for almost a year now and I have to say that I love being able to communicate so easily on a daily basis. Being in the public eye, I have a devoted following that wants to know more about my personal life and activities. Prior to blogging, we sent out a newsletter dealing with such issues. Although the printed newsletter was charming and informative, it was also a rather slow process and didn’t reach nearly as many readers as this blog does.
I really love the spontaneity of blogging and being able to post whatever, whenever.
Here’s a clip from the show:
Check out her post for tips on blogging and details about her blogging contest.
