Monday, December 19, 2011

Blogger's Cramp...and What To Do About It?

Long time readers of my blog (if there are many of them left) know that I haven't written much in the last so many months.  Because of my current job situation I have much less time to write.  Even when I do have time, I simply don't write the way I used to.  Lately I have had a string of great blog ideas, I start writing about those ideas, then I have to go to bed or something else.  The next day, my ideas don't sound so great and I abandon the thought, being glad I didn't follow through.

I have a few ideas why I'm not writing much anymore when I do have the time, so maybe I'll share those in the coming weeks.  Hey, now that's a good idea worth writing about!  Write about why I'm not writing.

Does anybody have similar problems, and if so, what have you done/are doing about them?  Oh, and if you're not reading my blog, nevermind.

8 comments:

  1. Steve,

    I'm working a lot right now as well. I blog, but not to the degree I used to. I'm determined not to worry about it. I figure that if it happens it happens. No big deal.

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  2. I don't have a similar problem. But I sometimes wish I had slept on a thought before hitting post. :) That part of your problem doesn't seem like a problem. Maybe you are just getting wiser.

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  3. I think a lot of topics have been blogged to death and it is hard to come up with anything fresh. I keep a Word doc with all of the ideas I think of to blog about but probably 75% of them never make it to fruition.

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  4. Hi Steve.

    I followed a link to here from Dave black and wrote some thoughts about blogging / social media being a conversation. http://craigbenno1.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/social-media-is-a-conversation/

    I used the wikipedia explanation of conversation having 3 components. Interaction, spontaneity and etiquette.

    Because I believe 'Theology' is about God and Creation - a theological blog should also include snippets of our life as it reflects our walk with God.

    It looks like you have a good blog happening here. I look forward to reading more.

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  5. Eric,

    I've finally come to a point where if I don't blog for two weeks, I can live with it. But it doesn't change my desire.

    Jonathan,

    I sometimes wish I slept on something before hitting "publish." That's why I've removed as many posts as I have. It only appears I don't have that problem because you can't read the bad ones! LOL

    Arthur,

    I feel exactly the same way, and that might be a topic for a post! I, too, have a running list of potential topics, and also numerous blog posts on my editor that are labeled "draft."

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  6. Welcome, Craig! Thank you for the comment and the link. Living Down Under may have some insight for my problem in that you live in a different day (our tomorrow), a different time zone and a different season. It's summer there and winter here.

    I've always tried to include some personal things in my writing, and I enjoy that from other blogs, too. Looking forward to reading much more of yours.

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  7. Hillary McFarland, at one point and perhaps still, had a graphic on her blog that said "Blogging by Inspiration." I follow the same principle. When I have nothing to say, it seems better to be silent than to write empty words. I tend to blog when I cannot help but blog. It may not be good for blog rankings, but that's not why I do it.

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  8. I go through seasons of drought when blogging, with nothing worth saying. By the way I changed the name of both my blogs. I think the names better fit me personally. I was able to move everything over to the new name(s).

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