Blogger Question: How do you keep posting?
I was going to title this post, Blogger Question: How do you keep it up?, but I thought that would invite a lot of questions I just didn't want to even go near.
What makes you post? I guess the real question should be, Why do you blog?
Me? I blog for therapy. I blog to share something cool. I sometimes even blog some uber techie stuff that no one but me understands.
Why do I feel guilty when I don't blog? Should I blog, just to keep myself writing? Sometimes I think so, sometimes not. I wish I could take more time to blog more indepth, but the spits and spurts of time that I do have to sit and blog are few and far between. I have been writing some random thoughts that seem to be coming together into coherent thoughts and doing a little each day, and I think that's the key. Even if I just write a paragraph that isn't related to the story, but is something that's bouncing around in my head, I can usually tie it in somewhere, but it's kept me writing.
That's the real key I guess to writing stories, just shut up and write. Blogging is different. I'm not like Dooce who I can't believe lives that much stuff in each and every day, tho having watched some of her home movies, she might just be that wacky/cool. I guess I'm just jealous. I'd love to generate more than 100 visits a day, tho that's 100 more than zero, right?
Speaking of which - why are you here? I always wonder why people read my random whining. I know Mike's here to rub in the fact that his team is doing a whole lot better than mine right now. I'm curious to see why people read my stuff, and how they got here in the first place.
August 17th, 2009 - 22:10
My reasons for blogging change from time to time. I get a kind of rush when I write something that strikes a chord with others and get a similar feeling when I just feel I’ve written something “good.” Sometimes I feel like I don’t have anything interesting or funny or mind-blowing to write about, but then I remember something my friend M@ always tells me. Blogging is for me. If someone else finds anything of interest there, that’s just a bonus.
.-= terri´s last blog ..Me? Join a gym? =-.
August 17th, 2009 - 22:11
Oh… and why do I read your stuff? Because your life is both similar and different from mine and I like to read about what’s going on in your world.
.-= terri´s last blog ..Me? Join a gym? =-.
August 18th, 2009 - 10:40
I’ve always been an avid reader and I think real life is stranger than fiction, so that’s why I enjoy reading other people’s blogs. Men’s blogs usually have more variety, so I tend to read more of theirs than women’s blogs (meaning, it’s not just about their kids). I landed here from Mike’s blog.
I blog because all my RL friends have gone back to work and I get a bit bored/lonely during the school year. It’s a great social network and fun to meet people from around the world.
.-= Cocotte´s last blog ..Random Sighting =-.
August 18th, 2009 - 17:32
I blog to have something that is 100 percent ME.
I got here through my friend Carol’s blog (Ramblings of a Hunter’s Wife) and keep coming back because I can relate to a lot of what you write, and you make me laugh. Go you!
.-= Rhonda´s last blog ..Bee Gees, fuzzy boots and Pabst Blue Ribbon =-.
August 18th, 2009 - 20:30
I blog for a creative outlet and as a journal. But also for the community. I love the give and take of the blog world and the incredible support. I don’t keep visiting blogs where there is no reciprocity, but I think if you’re garnering hundreds of comments per post, you just can’t be visiting back. So that makes it an entirely different experience, and not one I want to be part of.
I think I came to your blog when you commented on someone else’s blog – a way I often find new (to me) bloggers.
.-= secret agent woman´s last blog .."A safe place for all the pieces that scattered" =-.
August 20th, 2009 - 10:16
I blog because I enjoy discussion. I also realize one of my gifts is being a teacher, so my blog is a forum for me to share my knowledge and educate others.
I read your blog because you were the best man at my wedding and I’ve known you for too many years. You can’t get rid of me that easily.
.-= hsoi´s last blog ..More questions from stats =-.