By The Way...

Monday, December 31, 2007
1:44:00 PM EST
Hearing These Are Days -- 10,000 Maniacs


Well, and here we are.

This my last official entry here at By The Way, and I don't have any particularly good way to come to the close of things except to say thank you. Thank you AOL, first of all, for picking me four and a half years ago to be the front man for AOL Journals. And thank you, those of you became AOL Journalers, for being part of this community we built together. I was in many ways its public face, but I'm not so foolish as to think that I was at the heart of things. You were, and always were, and I am honored and thankful to have been able to spend this time with you.

Also, thank you for all the "ScalziCelebration" and testimonial posts. I'd speak more about them, but I'm misty-eyed enough as it is at the moment. Just know I've been delighted by them, and they've helped to make this transition easier. I'm sad to be leaving AOL Journals in my official capacity, but I have to say I'm excited about 2008 -- I'll be writing books full-time, which is both cool and terror inducing. Wish me luck.

Remember that while my responsibilities are now officially over here, I may still drop in from time to time, in an unofficial capacity, to post and to say hello. It'll likely be infrequent, particularly at first (I have a book I need to finish -- yikes!), but don't be surprised if I pop up now and then. And of course, I'll be over at my personal site Whatever, which you are welcome to visit any time.

Partings are sad, and this one especially so for me -- AOL Journals has been an important part of my life for four and a half years. But everything has its time. This was ours, together. I'll not forget it. I hope you feel the same.

Be well. Fare well.

           



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• #36 Comment from glopsey
  2/6/08 1:29 PM | Permalink

  Wow, I stay out of the journal loop for a while and BAM! you're leaving. Hope your books do well, I know I'll buy the fictional ones when they come out. I'd buy the one you wrote before Old Man's War, but it's almost $100 (or more) because of it's limited print run. Just won an autographed copy of your book "The Last Colony" at a silent auction. Maybe I can have the opportunity to have you autograph my other 4 books someday! (If you ever, EVER, come to Milwaukee, WI, E-MAIL ME I WILL SURELY SHOW UP!!!).
  
  I know you're going to be missed by everybody. Good luck and God speed in your writing endevors.
  
  -Sara
• #35 Comment from nemokat05
  1/27/08 3:10 PM | Permalink

  I used to live in Dayton, Ohio then I moved to Orlando, Florida on 9-9-07... I didn't like Ohio and wanted to see what the world had for me but then Ohio....
• #34 Comment from redonionsauce
  1/22/08 8:29 PM | Permalink

  Best of everything.  Enjoy your writing.  I only wish I had time to do the things I want to do.  
• #33 Comment from alphawoman1
  1/20/08 9:01 AM | Permalink

  miss ya John. Good luck.
• #32 Comment from southernmush
  1/17/08 10:10 PM | Permalink

  Bye John !!!!!
  
  You will be missed here by many. I will have to come visit you over at "Whatever". I will miss your entries at "By The Way". I do wish you luck in your next venture and with "Whatever". Take care.

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