About the site: February 2005 Archives

Yankee Fog has been online for almost exactly a year now. When I started, my plan was to treat it more like a weekly column than a blog; instead of a series of short entries, I'd post one long entry, one day a week. I also attempted to remain fairly focused; just like a newspaper columnist, I aimed to write in a consistent voice about a fairly focused topic--to whit, the life of an American screenwriter in London.

In the year I've been online, I've developed a small but loyal (and, based on the comments, intelligent and articulate) readership. Still, I've gradually found myself chafing at the self-imposed restrictions. I even created a separate website for humor pieces that didn't fit in with the voice I had created for Yankee Fog. I've also found that my readership has plateaued at a fairly low number.