| Saturday, February 02, 2008 |
| Not blogging is the new blogging |
My dad: "You should have put a notice up on your blog on Jan. 15, saying that you wouldn't be writing your blog for a while."
Me: "I didn't know that I wouldn't be posting anything. I just wasn't inspired."
Yes, one person complained that I haven't been writing lately. I suspect the rest of the world either (a) didn't notice or (b) may have noticed, but figured I must have at least been alive & well since I've been commenting on other people's blogs.
The truth is that unlike my pals Steve and Rog, I don't feel the need to post daily entries, and sometimes time just passes. Unfortunately, I haven't spent all my not-blogging time reading, although I did finish a couple novels during NaJuReMoNoMo, Peter Lovesey's The False Inspector Dew and Ellen Hart's The Mortal Groove. I also read two nonfiction books, Peter Sagal's The Book of Vice and Jennifer Niesslein's Practically Perfect in Every Way. All four books were very entertaining; NPR/"Wait Wait" fans may be interested to learn that Sagal's book includes chapters on swinging (what used to be known as wife-swapping back in the 70s), strippers and pornography. The things some people do in the name of research!
Perhaps the problem is that I just grew tired of writing about myself and my activities; I wish the blog had a purpose, like, say, The "Blog" of "Unnecessary Quotation Marks or Brand New. Blogs that are useful and interesting to people other than the friends and relatives of the blogger!
I'm not prepared to shut down entirely -- I'm sure there will be things I feel the need to get off my chest -- but perhaps these posts will become rarer as I try to find new and enlightening things to say. |
posted by 125records @ 8:03 PM  |
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Congrats on your novel reading. I will add you to the list of winners.
I'm used to bloggers I read taking breaks. I usually give them about two months before I give up. Remember, it's a hobby, not a job.
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My tastes in blog reading have changed over the years. I find I'm less interested in reading (music, movie, theater) reviews and things like that than in reading about the blogger's personal life and their experiences/observations (including humorous observations about daily life). What I find surprising is that this extends to bloggers I don't know from Real Life as well as those I do know, especially if they're well-written. So take from that what you will. I for one enjoy your posts talking about yourself more than I do the other posts. But you write so well, I'd probably read the blog even if you were just listing what music you listened to today. ;)
Don't stop!
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What flasshe said. I'm missing your posts also, but I realize it probably feels somewhat liberating. But then again...you're a great writer!
Gil
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Congrats on your novel reading. I will add you to the list of winners.
I'm used to bloggers I read taking breaks. I usually give them about two months before I give up. Remember, it's a hobby, not a job.