NOOOO! Or: Miss Snark is gone

I was peacefully reading my RSS feeds when I came across something called Miss Snark is retiring. What, I wondered, could this mean?

Then I realized it meant exactly what it said. Miss Snark IS RETIRING. And that really, really shocked me. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always thought that Miss Snark was one of those things that will always be around – something that couldn’t be taken away from me.

I only started reading her blog regularly late last year, but it’s easily been my favorite since then. I never sent in a question of my own, because I was waiting until my novel was closer to finished. I wish I had, now. I’m going to miss it all – the information on agents and publishing, the writing tips contained in the irregular Crapometer sessions, even George Clooney.

Sean at 101 Reasons to Stop Writing has created some I Love Miss Snark badges, like this one (which I’ve placed on my index page sidebar):

He explains:

I love Miss Snark. You probably love Miss Snark, unless you’re a nitwit. Time to show her a little of that love.

Here are some web badges I’ve whipped up so you can let Miss Snark know that you miss her, without seeming like an email stalker. Feel free to use them on your blog. You can copy and paste the code below each image into a post, or your blog template.

Get one for yourself here.

I’m not sure what else to say here – “Oh shit” is kinda inadequate. On the bright side, I still have two years worth of archives to go through.