Comments on: Coming up with Blog Posts http://macengr.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/coming-up-with-blog-posts/ An Engineer Poet explores the world Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:19:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Phil http://macengr.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/coming-up-with-blog-posts/#comment-188 Phil Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:06:10 +0000 http://macengr.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/coming-up-with-blog-posts/#comment-188 Good Morning! I happened on your blog this morning, saw your Legacy 2 post as having just gone up and stopped by to see. Very nice! I agree with your thoughts here about thinking ahead, and also about writing well. Virosa's comment about not being afraid to come back and edit is a good one! Sometimes it takes a while for us to find the right improvement for an awkward thought, but that's OK, others can read in while we find it :-D I carry an inexpensive wire notebook with me to collect my thoughts as they come, kind of a portable writer's stash. When a thought arrives I jot a note or two at the top of a blank page. As more thoughts come I catch them with that net of sorts, and soon I've enought collected to actually say something someone might want to read. When it's finished I pull and toss my scribbles. Sometimes a blog entry is complete before the end of the day, sometimes it's... well, I have thoughts in there several weeks old. But at least they're not lost forever. One hint if I may, be willing to let your readers in on the less-deep part of you too. It's very inviting, helps your readership see that you're an ordinary guy too, and makes the occasional profound thought truly special! :-D Enjoy~! Phil— (I'll look on you again, count on it!) Good Morning!

I happened on your blog this morning, saw your Legacy 2 post as having just gone up and stopped by to see. Very nice!

I agree with your thoughts here about thinking ahead, and also about writing well. Virosa’s comment about not being afraid to come back and edit is a good one! Sometimes it takes a while for us to find the right improvement for an awkward thought, but that’s OK, others can read in while we find it :-D

I carry an inexpensive wire notebook with me to collect my thoughts as they come, kind of a portable writer’s stash. When a thought arrives I jot a note or two at the top of a blank page. As more thoughts come I catch them with that net of sorts, and soon I’ve enought collected to actually say something someone might want to read. When it’s finished I pull and toss my scribbles. Sometimes a blog entry is complete before the end of the day, sometimes it’s… well, I have thoughts in there several weeks old. But at least they’re not lost forever.

One hint if I may, be willing to let your readers in on the less-deep part of you too. It’s very inviting, helps your readership see that you’re an ordinary guy too, and makes the occasional profound thought truly special! :-D

Enjoy~!

Phil—

(I’ll look on you again, count on it!)

]]> By: james craig http://macengr.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/coming-up-with-blog-posts/#comment-172 james craig Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:40:00 +0000 http://macengr.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/coming-up-with-blog-posts/#comment-172 blogging is highly subjective. You are using the internet as a way to express yourself. Therefore, there is no right or wrong to go about it. Whatever the process or format you use, the finished product should be representative of You and not what you think others expect from you. So far so good. This site conveys your wide ranging interests (and short attention span) and your tone. blogging is highly subjective. You are using the internet as a way to express yourself. Therefore, there is no right or wrong to go about it. Whatever the process or format you use, the finished product should be representative of You and not what you think others expect from you.

So far so good. This site conveys your wide ranging interests (and short attention span) and your tone.

]]> By: Virosa http://macengr.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/coming-up-with-blog-posts/#comment-168 Virosa Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:31:00 +0000 http://macengr.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/coming-up-with-blog-posts/#comment-168 Some platitudes that have served me well: Write and publish as the moment hits you, but don't be afraid to edit it after the fact (typos and grammatical stuff only - don't change your stance without announcing it). I might start taking my time and planning my entries out more once my readership increases and I average 25 or more responses regularly, but for a small-volume blog, it's probably more important to get ideas down and online fast. Brevity is key. Write drunk/buzzed/loopy. Refine sober. Respond to any comment that warrants it. Pictures grab people's attention better than a clever phrase buried deep in a paragraph. Good luck! Some platitudes that have served me well:

Write and publish as the moment hits you, but don’t be afraid to edit it after the fact (typos and grammatical stuff only – don’t change your stance without announcing it). I might start taking my time and planning my entries out more once my readership increases and I average 25 or more responses regularly, but for a small-volume blog, it’s probably more important to get ideas down and online fast.
Brevity is key.
Write drunk/buzzed/loopy. Refine sober.
Respond to any comment that warrants it.
Pictures grab people’s attention better than a clever phrase buried deep in a paragraph.

Good luck!

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