Comments on: The Hardest Part About Blogging

By: If I Want to Write More, I Need To Write More | Geekflex

If I Want to Write More, I Need To Write More | Geekflex — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:26:26 +0000

[...] blog often. The last time I wrote a post was 3 months ago, in August. When I started this blog I had intended to stick to a regular writing schedule, but clearly that’s not how things turned out. I’m very proud of the articles [...]

By: Iouri Goussev

Iouri Goussev — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:32:32 +0000

People afraid of not being perfect. They think that if they make all the right steps, they will not die or something like that. Just stupid.

By: SekhmetDesign

SekhmetDesign — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:47:18 +0000

Why should you force yourself to a schedule on your own blog? If it was a paid blog, or work blog, ok…but isn’t it a personal, semi-pro one? It’s your blog, you shouldn’t force yourself. If I had pushed myself to publish a post every x days on mine, I probably wouldn’t have written for 6 years now. I would have gone nuts… As for having too many subjects to talk too in one post, you could just try to write your ideas on paper, than skim through it and pick up on the good ideas that could make a good post. It helped me sometimes to write down some pretty good posts, so maybe it could help you. But like I said, it’s your blog, so don’t stress yourself with rules, obligations, etc.Write for fun, and don’t stop yourself at what the others will think. There will always be some lunatics that won’t love what you write!

By: Clara Choi

Clara Choi — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:06:55 +0000

Your flow chart needs some fixing… there is no logical flow right now =P…

By: Loren Segal

Loren Segal — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:29:13 +0000

This happens to me constantly. Sometimes you’ll invest time in a post and then decide it’s not worth publishing… but hey, that’s life– the same reason not all screenplays make it to theaters, the same reason why not all books get published. There’s something to be said about content-filtering.. publishing everything you write is probably equally bad an idea. Losing a post to your own filter is going to happen. You have to take that energy and transform it into a new idea without losing momentum.

As far as the creative writing thing goes, I think what makes blogs interesting are the nuances of the writer. Sometimes a little rambling adds the needed spice to turn a normal blog into something that’s actually interesting to read. Stating facts and calling it done usually makes for an informative but ultimately boring read. MOAR UNICORNZ PLZ.

By: Matthew Gallant

Matthew Gallant — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:25:52 +0000

I've never had much luck sticking to a regular blogging schedule. I'd rather post nothing than force something out when I'm not in the mood to write, and I think I end up with a better noise/signal ratio as a result. If you're worried about rambling, I know some writers like to set a word limit for themselves. If they go past it, they end the post or break it into two parts.

As for "publish panic", you have my full empathy on that one ;)