Comments on: Tips for Staying Writely Motivated on Your Blog http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miguel Wickert http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-812795 Miguel Wickert Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:45:07 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/#comment-812795 Lorelle, This was released long ago but still carries a punch! One of the best posts I've read in some time. Stumbled, bookmarked and appreciated. :) You freakin rock! Super hot post. -Mig Lorelle,

This was released long ago but still carries a punch! One of the best posts I’ve read in some time. Stumbled, bookmarked and appreciated. :) You freakin rock! Super hot post.

-Mig

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]]> By: Mary http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-227505 Mary Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:03:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/#comment-227505 Lorelle, I find that I tend to run the mistake of trying to edit while I'm downloading. The old image of tearing the paper out of the typewriter comes to mind as I delete delete. Thanks for the reminder to just get it out there and clean it up later. Lorelle,

I find that I tend to run the mistake of trying to edit while I’m downloading. The old image of tearing the paper out of the typewriter comes to mind as I delete delete. Thanks for the reminder to just get it out there and clean it up later.

]]> By: pelf http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-226049 pelf Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:19:21 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/#comment-226049 Oh, I know what I'm good at! Spotting mistakes! LOL, but that don't get me anywhere unless I start writing everyday.. But waitaminute, I do write everyday! At least I'm seeing some kind of progress on my thesis! LOL. Oh, I know what I’m good at! Spotting mistakes! LOL, but that don’t get me anywhere unless I start writing everyday..

But waitaminute, I do write everyday! At least I’m seeing some kind of progress on my thesis! LOL.

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-225777 Lorelle VanFossen Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:41:49 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/#comment-225777 <strong>Joanna:</strong> When I started "blogging" before blogging was blogging, I held the image of my best friend in front of my face when writing. Everything was written as if I was talking to her, explaining this and that and how things work, be it in my day or work. This helped tremendously as she is always so easy to talk to, which made my writing easy to read. I can't think of an anonymous person. I have to have a real person in mind when I write, especially if I am fulfilling their needs - which are often the needs of the many. Very good point! Thanks. <strong>eaglehawk:</strong> Thanks for the kind words. I've tried voice recorders of all types and styles and they don't work for me. I do know they do work for many, but paper and pen is my style no matter where I am or what I'm doing. Oh, and napkins. I'm a great writer-on-napkins writer. :D Joanna: When I started “blogging” before blogging was blogging, I held the image of my best friend in front of my face when writing. Everything was written as if I was talking to her, explaining this and that and how things work, be it in my day or work. This helped tremendously as she is always so easy to talk to, which made my writing easy to read.

I can’t think of an anonymous person. I have to have a real person in mind when I write, especially if I am fulfilling their needs – which are often the needs of the many. Very good point! Thanks.

eaglehawk: Thanks for the kind words. I’ve tried voice recorders of all types and styles and they don’t work for me. I do know they do work for many, but paper and pen is my style no matter where I am or what I’m doing.

Oh, and napkins. I’m a great writer-on-napkins writer. :D

]]> By: eaglehawk http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-225768 eaglehawk Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:07:56 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/#comment-225768 Lorelle, I love your advice. I seem to have problems remember what I want to write about even though I do carry a notebook, so one thing that I've done is I've gotten a hold of one of those digital voice recorders and I then write what I've said on the recorder. My biggest problem is distractions, I seem to get off track and start working on something else while I'm trying to write. Lorelle,
I love your advice. I seem to have problems remember what I want to write about even though I do carry a notebook, so one thing that I’ve done is I’ve gotten a hold of one of those digital voice recorders and I then write what I’ve said on the recorder.
My biggest problem is distractions, I seem to get off track and start working on something else while I’m trying to write.

]]> By: Joanna Young http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-225752 Joanna Young Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:35:13 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/23/tips-for-staying-writely-motivated-on-your-blog/#comment-225752 Lorelle, you offer such riches in each post you write. Thank you :-) Most of the time I have way too many ideas and it's more a question of finding the time to write them down before my head bursts than it is looking for inspiration. But when I get jaded I focus on a reader or two, try and get as clear a picture as I can of them in my mind, think about what they might find useful, helpful, inspiring, amusing... and write for them. It makes it much more enjoyable to write this way. Reviewing and writing comments (on my own blogs and other people's)can have the same effect - it breaks the feeling that you're writing an 'essay' and reminds you that you're writing something that's part of a conversation with at least one real person somewhere. And that's enough. Joanna Lorelle, you offer such riches in each post you write. Thank you :-)

Most of the time I have way too many ideas and it’s more a question of finding the time to write them down before my head bursts than it is looking for inspiration.

But when I get jaded I focus on a reader or two, try and get as clear a picture as I can of them in my mind, think about what they might find useful, helpful, inspiring, amusing… and write for them. It makes it much more enjoyable to write this way.

Reviewing and writing comments (on my own blogs and other people’s)can have the same effect – it breaks the feeling that you’re writing an ‘essay’ and reminds you that you’re writing something that’s part of a conversation with at least one real person somewhere. And that’s enough.

Joanna

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