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Title: A Writer's Blog? Good Idea or Bad?
Post by: Dresdenus Prime on February 13, 2012, 02:44:27 AM

I've been considering starting up a blog. It would mainly be used as a journal of sorts to document my progress as I write my book/s. I feel like doing this may also help to motivate me to write more, by setting something of an expectation of myself when I go to post the following week. No specific details would be given about my stories, but enough tidbits here and there to interest the reader. This could also be a good opportunity to post VERY short stories - a way to build up my skills as a writer maybe.

I guess I'm just wrestling with the fact if I should try this out or not. I guess there's nothing to lose if I try it. At best, fellow aspiring writers and friends can follow my progress and maybe even lend some insight if I'm stuck somewhere. The worst thing that can happen is I write this blog and absolutely no one looks at it. (I'm pretty sure I would have at least one reader haha)

Any advice or opinions? I know this is a question more to the answer of, "Do what you feel is best and makes you the most comfortable to write your work," but I figure maybe someone else does this, or knows someone who's tried it. Thanks a bunch!  ;D

Title: Re: A Writer's Blog? Good Idea or Bad?
Post by: meg_evonne on February 13, 2012, 04:59:32 AM

"Do what you feel is best and makes you the most comfortable to write your work,"

Yep. And journaling is good.

Title: Re: A Writer's Blog? Good Idea or Bad?
Post by: trboturtle on February 13, 2012, 06:32:06 PM

I have two of them -- one for Battletech,(http://thebattletechstate.blogspot.com/ (http://thebattletechstate.blogspot.com/)) the other (http://trboturtleswritings.blogspot.com/ (http://trboturtleswritings.blogspot.com/))for my other writing.... ;)

Craig

Title: Re: A Writer's Blog? Good Idea or Bad?
Post by: trboturtle on February 13, 2012, 07:10:12 PM

This article might be helpful -- just found it and thought of this thread...

http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/02/author-blogging-101-linking-for-traffic/ (http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/02/author-blogging-101-linking-for-traffic/)

Craig

Title: Re: A Writer's Blog? Good Idea or Bad?
Post by: Darkshore on February 14, 2012, 01:25:23 AM

I have one :D. I don't yammer on about the writing process though, because imho that comes off as pretentious. I use it to give reviews, gain a web "presence", and post short fiction to hopefully gain some fans. http://dustinbishop.wordpress.com/ (http://dustinbishop.wordpress.com/)

Title: Re: A Writer's Blog? Good Idea or Bad?
Post by: The Deposed King on February 14, 2012, 09:39:20 AM

Here's mine:  http://aspiringauthor1.blogspot.com/

I started it 1/28/2012, I've had fifty three views since then and only my sister has commented.

I started out just writing updates on how far I've gotten.  I put in two snippets from a side project I'm puttering around with while I'm pounding away 5k a day on the sequel to my first book.

Google nixed my adwords application.

So I just try to post every day, as another way to keep me on track writing 5k a day.

If having a blog will help you keep yourself on task, go to google like I did, they have a free one.  If you get cool enough that you need to go pro then that's great too.





The Deposed King