tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post3221027845841847711..comments2023-10-11T08:54:40.442-05:00Comments on Unedited: Is blogging wasting your time?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-41181592983104525482011-09-06T22:10:39.967-05:002011-09-06T22:10:39.967-05:00Hi Jen! Thank you for stopping by my blog. I was ...Hi Jen! Thank you for stopping by my blog. I was looking over your blog, and you crack me up. Glad to be a new follower!LoveOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391586235553306506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-56418814283818065952011-09-06T21:10:23.411-05:002011-09-06T21:10:23.411-05:00So glad I came across this blog. I plan on looking...So glad I came across this blog. I plan on looking around and coming back again. Your posts look really interesting and fun. Oh, and BTW, you make very good points re: staying the route of blogging. I enjoy it too. Just hate when my day job gets in the way of it and my writing as a whole.Joanna Aislinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944795441589664035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-53556339513279744012011-09-06T20:47:33.481-05:002011-09-06T20:47:33.481-05:00I've been blogging for less than a year, so I&...I've been blogging for less than a year, so I'm still at a point where it's a lot of fun and has yet to become overwhelming or exhausting. Although, I do fear that I jumped in a bit late in the game.<br /><br />I enjoy reading other's blogs. If I don't feel like I learn anything from them (or at least get a good laugh or two) I just don't go.<br /><br />But you know, I'd never turn down a cheerleader!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146136846875431598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-68260814198143960522011-09-06T15:19:18.954-05:002011-09-06T15:19:18.954-05:00I've learned a ton about the publishing indust...I've learned a ton about the publishing industry from writer and agent blogs. What I didn't expect was to love all the book review blogs and to actively post my own! I'm more motivated to read so I can keep up with all the great books coming out, and reviewing helps me summarze my thoughts on what makes a good story, what works and what doesn't.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-28164053277594798962011-09-06T09:52:15.370-05:002011-09-06T09:52:15.370-05:00Glad you asked the question. I'm a successful ...Glad you asked the question. I'm a successful playwright - I'm published, my plays are performed, I earn money from them. But, to try and raise my profile and bring in work (rather than chasing around to find it) I went to a social media seminar and started serious blogging (Proper platform, considered content, active commenting, cultivating contacts etc etc) After more than a year (and huge improvements in readership) I looked at the variables. Sales were exactly where they had been before. I had produced no new work at all. All my energy went into blogging, into stressing about producing useful and interesting content for a blog that was designed to sell material I wasn't writing anymore.<br /><br />I enjoyed blogging from time to time, having something to say and somewhere to say it. But making it par tof the business, making it something I HAD to do stole the joy. I've been blog-free for a month now. I've started writing plays again, and I'm happier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-82228285107115920102011-09-06T04:23:00.475-05:002011-09-06T04:23:00.475-05:00If I didn't blog I wouldn't meet awesome p...If I didn't blog I wouldn't meet awesome people...like you! Yes, I take breaks, and then I jump back in!Samantha VĂ©ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446488761214047647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-76280517922448059672011-09-05T23:18:44.878-05:002011-09-05T23:18:44.878-05:00I often feel overworked and burnt out, but that...I often feel overworked and burnt out, but that's mainly because I'm trying to keep up with work and uni, but I would never think about stopping blogging. You just have to do what you love and know that it will always improve your writing. Fantastic post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-6655707615442629882011-09-05T18:12:00.605-05:002011-09-05T18:12:00.605-05:00popping over from karen's bbq... hope im not t...popping over from karen's bbq... hope im not too late! brought some JD and steak! concerning ur post, i really wish i had someone to help out with blogging... its not a waste of time, its a time killer!Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-17960264785674899752011-09-05T18:10:07.747-05:002011-09-05T18:10:07.747-05:00I blogged about this some days ago. For me, bloggi...I blogged about this some days ago. For me, blogging can be very draining. However, I adore it and the interactions I've found with other bloggers. So I'm trying my best to balance things, and to not feel guilty if I cannot blog.Emy Shinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841308748068494839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-6567361748089682312011-09-05T17:49:58.822-05:002011-09-05T17:49:58.822-05:00I've been blogging for two years, and for me, ...I've been blogging for two years, and for me, it was a friend I needed when I felt I didn't have one. Eventually I started posting on FB and found out that people relate. People relate to my feelings, or are just interested in reading about them at times. That makes me feel good. :)<br />I blog because it is like writing to a pen pal, and I blog because it challenges me to keep it real without giving anyone too much reality. ;)Juliannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02688510747276812631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-42755766020855217192011-09-05T17:37:22.513-05:002011-09-05T17:37:22.513-05:00The key to social networking is doing what you lik...The key to social networking is doing what you like, and can maintain. When I'm burned out on blogging, I take a break.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-50479123032153862102011-09-05T17:23:14.013-05:002011-09-05T17:23:14.013-05:00This post was exactly what I needed to read. Thank...This post was exactly what I needed to read. Thanks, Jen! Sometimes I get down on myself because my blog posts aren't often about writing. I just blog about whatever is in my head at the moment. That's the only way I can blog, and I do it for community and fun. I have to. If I gave myself more "work" to do, I'd go crazy. ;)<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-45175726208555258162011-09-05T17:01:09.621-05:002011-09-05T17:01:09.621-05:00I'm new to blogging and at first was so intimi...I'm new to blogging and at first was so intimidated by it. Then I took Kristen Lamb's blogging workshop online and met so many fabulous people!<br /><br />Talk about others helping others, these folks were AWESOME! Yes, caps were needed for that.<br /><br />See that Angela Orlowski-Peart up there? She was in my blogging group and tweeted about this post. I might not have found it without her and I love that about the online community. We're here to help each other and to learn. Making friends is a bonus for me.Tameri Ethertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300120277391852937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-19187448079944100062011-09-05T16:12:48.370-05:002011-09-05T16:12:48.370-05:001. Honestly, I want to build up a following. But a...1. Honestly, I want to build up a following. But also I enjoy it. I can't keep a diary and really it helps knowing someone will read it! <br /><br />2. It makes me feel professional, like a proper writer. I learn so much from other people's blogs.<br /><br />3. I want to be the kind with a handful (at least, and hopefully) of dedicated fans who really look forward to my books coming out.<br /><br />:)Alex Mullarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385523523229124157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-20879704699258170832011-09-05T15:42:25.117-05:002011-09-05T15:42:25.117-05:00Blogging to me is about connecting and learning fr...Blogging to me is about connecting and learning from others. I admit I spend way too much time on Twitter, my blog, Facebook and Google+ that sometimes my WIP doesn't get enough attention. I'm still learning how to balance it all and everyday I'm getting better and better at it. I love to blog, read other's posts and commenting on them. You can call it a hobby, just like scrapbooking or quilting for others. I have my blogging :-) It's very rewarding.Author A.O. Pearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09522726537375775560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-77392818739054254712011-09-05T15:15:41.290-05:002011-09-05T15:15:41.290-05:00Great post :)
Thanks for the reminder. Blogging is...Great post :)<br />Thanks for the reminder. Blogging is definitely worth it!Melissa Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096876704344997093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-87252840870900437462011-09-05T14:55:15.737-05:002011-09-05T14:55:15.737-05:00I got stressed out about blogging at first, becaus...I got stressed out about blogging at first, because I had no clue how you were supposed to network and get traffic and make people want to come back and keep reading your posts. And then I realized that it took two things:<br /><br />1.) Dedication. If you stop posting, then of course no one's going to come back. <br /><br />And 2.) The golden rule of blogging--if you want people to read your posts, go read theirs. Get involved. Be friendly and supportive. And the blogging community will give back in return. ^_^Francesca Zappiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876692064254806825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-44901717913961698682011-09-05T14:55:12.906-05:002011-09-05T14:55:12.906-05:00I started blogging to express myself and do a litt...I started blogging to express myself and do a little journaling and just get back into the forum of writing once again. Had no idea what was going to take place and what a wonderful adventure it was going to turn into. I love it and the peiople I have meet. Im growing in ways I never dreamed.<br />What could be better?<br />BlessingsBethe77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07908965956063875893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-61744304472138428782011-09-05T13:47:25.806-05:002011-09-05T13:47:25.806-05:00I do the blogging thing for the same reasons you d...I do the blogging thing for the same reasons you do :D<br /><br />I write posts ahead of time so the weeks that I'm not "feeling it" I can post things that I really wanted to talk about earlier. Works good.<br /><br />Your blog is SUCH a happy place :DJolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-16268345727744792302011-09-05T13:20:59.689-05:002011-09-05T13:20:59.689-05:00Jen - Great reasons to blog. It IS a lot of fun. =...Jen - Great reasons to blog. It IS a lot of fun. =DRaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-45843626201925747622011-09-05T12:58:00.849-05:002011-09-05T12:58:00.849-05:00Thanks for commenting on my Campaigner Challenge E...Thanks for commenting on my Campaigner Challenge Entry, Jen! I'm a new follower and yes, I need a cheerleader! :)<br /><br />1.Blogging usually helps me when I'm stuck on a writing rut (it allows me to get my fingers moving and my creative juices flowing) and also allows me to share about what I learn about the whole process.<br /><br />2. By blogging, I get great support from writers in all different states of writing (drafting, editing, querying, and submitting) and also get to meet all sorts of interesting people from all around the world.<br /><br />3. I'm looking to be a writer that can create books that people will love. If someone reads my writing and says, "Oh my gosh, I couldn't stop reading it!" then my life would be complete.Lylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521831806358466857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-12877478841279093482011-09-05T12:46:42.912-05:002011-09-05T12:46:42.912-05:00I started blogging because I felt like I had to, a...I started blogging because I felt like I had to, and I resented it. But now I find myself looking forward to the daily interaction I feel with those I have come to know as friends. (From states, countries, and what feels like worlds away).Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-16128768111331828982011-09-05T12:03:57.287-05:002011-09-05T12:03:57.287-05:00I love to blog way more than I ever thought I woul...I love to blog way more than I ever thought I would. I had a personal blog for 3 1/2 years before I created my writing blog, so I thought I knew what I was getting into. But I really had NO IDEA how great it would be to connect with other writers in a way that you only can when you blog yourself. There are times when it gets discouraging, of course, but it's not something I could ever go without now that I've experienced it.Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-34525519807885852092011-09-05T11:56:28.807-05:002011-09-05T11:56:28.807-05:00This is great. I love to blog, but I hit my slumps...This is great. I love to blog, but I hit my slumps like everyone else. Your blog is always a fun one to read! Good advice. :)Abby Fowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567978659174723198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-2036222166999616462011-09-05T11:50:28.634-05:002011-09-05T11:50:28.634-05:00The truth is I may achieve something from the blog...The truth is I may achieve something from the blogging world that will help build my writing career, but that's not why I do it. I blog to be a part of a writing community, to stay in touch with the newest industry info, and to share my own writing experiences. Blogging to be build a platform shouldn't be the only motivation or they won't have fun. Great post, Jen!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.com