A number of elements combined to convince me to call this blog "From the Red Read Robin." First, it was different from the other names because it came to me in the morning after "sleeping on" all the other ideas. Second, the one person to give me feedback on this site, my friend Dustin, preferred it; he likes the wordplay in it. Second, I wore all red Sunday and people complimented my appearance in the color all day long. That morning, in fact, a friend took my picture on the bus.
I made sure "Read" was in the middle so that there could be no confusion with the restaurant.

Red as representing blood is of interest to the passionate writer. I can't remember who said this, but it was something like this: It's easy to be a writer. All you have to do is sit at the typewriter, and bleed.

Red blood is of interest to followers of Christ as well, because he shed that blood for us, not just so we could be forgiven (that's just the beginning, a means to a much bigger end), but so that we could be God's intimate family forever and do the same works that He does, out of the same motives. That's a tall order--one worth reaching for.

Of course, red blood is the food of vampires, and I'm working on some vampire stories (including making improvements on the one I posted on my profile--but please be patient because I'm juggling a lot of responsibilities). I will write in this blog why I am interested in vampires as subject matter and what they mean to me and others.

Red is a color of energy, and I can always use more of that.

Red is also a common color of copyediting marks. I am furthering my training as an editor so I will have a career to support my habits, such as writing and breathing (and which of those two is more important, really? Hard to say!)

Please feel free to comment about this blog--whether any of it interests you so far, though it is just getting started, and what things you'd like to read about that I might be able to write.

I also would love to get feedback on the stories I posted. "Manuel Pascal" is being released in installments, and the first one is pretty short, but if you are anxious to read more, let me know. I will probably post more soon, anyway.

On my next blog post, I am thinking of saying more about the "Read" and maybe the "Robin" parts of the title. I could also give some info on future titles and ideas for posts. I hope this really takes off and gets interesting!

Cheers!
Robin