tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post1506819481800624615..comments2024-02-13T08:31:03.541-08:00Comments on Terri Tiffany: Writing Stories You Remember: To blog or not to blogTerri Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-73706315740552541122013-08-19T00:27:43.819-07:002013-08-19T00:27:43.819-07:00That's what happened to me. I stopped for a ye...That's what happened to me. I stopped for a year to reflect. Figured the same thing you did. But problem now is time.. work work work, hardly had time to be inspired to start writing. Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069503364553279367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-47983092165528911272013-08-13T20:29:35.261-07:002013-08-13T20:29:35.261-07:00As long as you have *some* social media presence, ...As long as you have *some* social media presence, you don't have to have all of it. Because you FB and Twitter, you probably don't need to blog as well, unless you want to and enjoy it.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-86989872546208287612013-08-13T02:40:41.548-07:002013-08-13T02:40:41.548-07:00Whatever you blog about ... be passionate about it...Whatever you blog about ... be passionate about it. That's what will fuel you to blog ... and that's what will draw your readers: your passion.<br />I don't think it's so much that blogging is dying or dead ... it's that it is changing. Yes, some people are no longer blogging or are blogging less ... but I also see new blogs starting up too.<br />Beth K. Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032849469366266791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-56845680587741288322013-08-12T21:01:48.903-07:002013-08-12T21:01:48.903-07:00I've been blogging regularly for five years. A...I've been blogging regularly for five years. A few months ago I cut down to one post/week from posting three times a week. It's a good discipline for me and I enjoy the interaction, I've been hearing conflicting things about the need for and value of maintaining a blog for writers though so it's an individual decision. It works for me!Linda Hoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108942679111115857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-1893715876041284972013-08-12T16:39:47.019-07:002013-08-12T16:39:47.019-07:00I took a few months off from my blog, sometime I j...I took a few months off from my blog, sometime I just don't have anything to say. <br /><br />I do follow my favorite author on FB, she is very active with her posts, and she also maintains a blog. But her blog is usually only about her writing. She used her FB page for more personal things...<br /><br />My personal opinion. I think that when you get published the powers that be will advise you on what venues you need to maintain. <br /><br />Those of us that have been reading your blog for a while will continue top stop by when you toss something out there. <br /><br />I do know that now that I have started blogging again I get very little traffic or comments. <br /><br />I do think that blogging is very much about give and take. You gotta read and comment on other blogs to get folks to read and comment on your blog. I am not sure I have the time or the energy to spend that kind of time blog hopping. <br /><br />I also think there is simply a value in getting the stuff that rattles around in your head out on the page.<br /><br />Sometime I will just make an entry into my personal journal but then other time I will be prompted to work up a post...<br /><br />Can't wait to read your first published book :)<br /><br />Blessings<br />R<br /><br /> <br />Robin Lambrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408265939620170615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-86183923899661678352013-08-12T15:17:52.066-07:002013-08-12T15:17:52.066-07:00I'm not the one to ask. I quit blogging about ...I'm not the one to ask. I quit blogging about every other day;). Seriously, lots to consider. I'm excited to hear that you're getting closer to a book deal. I really want this for you!elaine @ peace for the journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675745465728814736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-3503724262370364212013-08-12T12:45:24.529-07:002013-08-12T12:45:24.529-07:00I think your blog is a reflection of you and I enj...I think your blog is a reflection of you and I enjoy it as it is. If you decide to keep blogging, I will keep reading! :) And if not, I totally understand. I really do. <br /><br />I have toyed with taking a break, but now that the book is due out soon, don't think I should. I have a love-hate relationship with social media. I am not a super social person naturally, and so jumping in to everything is hard for me. I love connecting and meeting others through it all (you and I would probably never have met otherwise:). The friends I've gained have been amazing (again, you figure into this!). I guess part of what I don't like about social media is that I somehow feel compelled to be someone I am not, and of course, there's the time factor too. So I struggle to have the right balance. Praying for wisdom on how to be the right kind of social for me. :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-30161269424078263042013-08-12T11:26:03.727-07:002013-08-12T11:26:03.727-07:00I've always thought it's important to choo...I've always thought it's important to choose the form of social media that provides the most benefit. But everyone's interpretation of what constitutes benefit seems to be different. <br /><br />I like the opportunity for self-expression, for creative writing and interaction with cyber friends, so the benefit of blogging for me is personal satisfaction. I'm not an expert on writing, nor do I have a book to sell, so my posts tend to reflect my own take on the writing life and other random musings. If anything, my "theme" can only be called miscellaneous! And by itself that probably wouldn't be enough to make it worthwhile if I didn't enjoy it so much. <br /><br />I agree with Heidi that blogging has to be more than just posting. But then that's also true for FB and Twitter. You have to build reciprocal online relationships by regularly interacting with others on their sites... and it takes time. I consistently blogged three days a week for five years and recently found I was spending more time blogging than on my other "serious" writing. So I've cut it down to twice a week and found that works well for me, and I still write whatever happens to occur to me. Hopefully you'll find a comfortable schedule, too.Carol Garvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182655399708415140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-85351078570910237602013-08-12T09:37:24.069-07:002013-08-12T09:37:24.069-07:00Hi Terri! :)
I'm thinking about closing down ...Hi Terri! :) <br />I'm thinking about closing down my blog(s). Social media can be a mixed blessing. There's a lot of work involved and there's very little return. In your case, I can see where the decision would be harder. I'm more about making things and we're a dime a dozen these days. I have quite a few followers and I feel kind of bad about that, so I'm still thinking about it! I do enjoy checking out Pinterest and FB, but not too much more than that. I enjoy reading your blog and your insights. :)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860778037757805996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-45322417450418032132013-08-12T09:03:22.055-07:002013-08-12T09:03:22.055-07:00Yeah, a lot of people have stopped blogging and th...Yeah, a lot of people have stopped blogging and that makes me sad, because that's kind of where it all started and I love all the friendships I've made thru it. But I think blogging still has some value even if it's not done three times a week.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-73919206327919647952013-08-12T08:44:33.478-07:002013-08-12T08:44:33.478-07:00I'm in the same position. I stopped blogging r...I'm in the same position. I stopped blogging regularly when I went back to school, and then it's become really difficult getting back into it. I don't have the time and energy to find new blogging friends, and blogging is much more than just putting up a post. You really do need to be social for it to work.<br /><br />I do it sporadically now, just to flex my writing muscles and get my social fix, but the vast majority of my time is on actually writing the book and stories - which is, after all, the reason I began blogging in the first place. Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-13337957231239862062013-08-12T08:03:58.809-07:002013-08-12T08:03:58.809-07:00I am exactly where you are I think. So many writer...I am exactly where you are I think. So many writers who blogged passionately and faithfully have dropped out or just post sporadically. I'm still deciding what to do myself so I can't say I have answers. It's an evolving process.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-81679777237700202032013-08-12T07:09:47.476-07:002013-08-12T07:09:47.476-07:00I think we've all hit that point. But this pas...I think we've all hit that point. But this past summer I had the chance to actually meet IN PERSON some of the people I "met" through blogging. People I love and whose friendship I'll treasure forever. So I keep blogging. Because it may not reach a ton of people, but it's definitely changed my life for the better. Good luck on your journey! :) Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-13230970930486643742013-08-12T06:43:07.194-07:002013-08-12T06:43:07.194-07:00I love to blog. But you knew that already. What to...I love to blog. But you knew that already. What to blog about? That's my current struggle. Doesn't help that my writing focus seems to be changing too - or that it's summer still (my kids don't go back for three weeks). <br /><br />I do some social media (facebook, twitter) - but not as "well" as I know I should, or even as well as I know I can. Have lots of re-evaluating to do in a LOT of areas, it seems.<br /><br />And that was probably NO help to you whatsoever LOL. But it may have helped me! ;) Hang in there, sweetie!Joanne Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656727089667265580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-18276629086105657542013-08-12T06:18:38.790-07:002013-08-12T06:18:38.790-07:00blogging, twittering and facebooking seem importan...blogging, twittering and facebooking seem important for marketing though I don't sell many books that way. In fact have only sold one of my new books this past month despite great effort and it was from Linkedin. After over 500 new contacts, I got one review and one purchase...too slow to get rich! lol...Great Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com