The blogger's words, not mine.
Pretty good title, I have to admit. The first thing a non-blogger is going to say is "Hey, I'm not stupid! Let me prove why not blogging in NOT stupid!" So yeah, as far as titles go, pretty good.
Why Not Blogging Is Stupid by @RachelintheOC aka Rachel Thompson
I'm of the opinion that blogging is one of the biggest tools you can have in social media. It allows you to share your views on something in a longer length and gives you a chance to establish who are you as a writer in multiple ways.
Twitter is for the witty, honestly. Facebook, meh, I don't know. Google+ is by far the most artist friendly community (other than Mythic Scribes ) I've found so far. But even there you are only allowed so much room to share your opinions.
So in the above blog post, Rachel Thompson suggests why not blogging is stupid. For those who didn't click, here are the reasons (and my comments):
1. I'm too busy writing.
Well, good point. If you are honestly hard at work on a novel, short stories, or whatever else, blogging seems like it might be the last thing on your mind. If you're just too busy in general, maybe you're not ready to take writing seriously enough to set aside some time each day to work on it.
2. I don't know what to write about.
For my blog, I go with the "umbrella effect." Meaning everything in my blog is somehow related to the fantasy genre. This gives me a wealth of topics to write about. I can see where others might shy away from blogging if they just don't feel like they have any worthwhile discussions to bring up. But I agree with Rachel, that if you're writing, you should surely have tons of things to write about.
3. It takes away from the focus on my book.
Another point I could see going both ways. If you're working hard on a book and getting stuff done, then yeah, minimizing distractions might be a good idea. However, you could always blog about your book in progress. Your daily struggles, successes, etc. Some people love to see those kind of posts.
4. I don't get all this tech stuff.
This doesn't seem like a good excuse nowadays. You can get a Wordpress or Blogger account pretty easily and it's simple to format. So to me, honestly no excuse there.
So what do you think?
Pretty good title, I have to admit. The first thing a non-blogger is going to say is "Hey, I'm not stupid! Let me prove why not blogging in NOT stupid!" So yeah, as far as titles go, pretty good.
Why Not Blogging Is Stupid by @RachelintheOC aka Rachel Thompson
I'm of the opinion that blogging is one of the biggest tools you can have in social media. It allows you to share your views on something in a longer length and gives you a chance to establish who are you as a writer in multiple ways.
Twitter is for the witty, honestly. Facebook, meh, I don't know. Google+ is by far the most artist friendly community (other than Mythic Scribes ) I've found so far. But even there you are only allowed so much room to share your opinions.
So in the above blog post, Rachel Thompson suggests why not blogging is stupid. For those who didn't click, here are the reasons (and my comments):
1. I'm too busy writing.
Well, good point. If you are honestly hard at work on a novel, short stories, or whatever else, blogging seems like it might be the last thing on your mind. If you're just too busy in general, maybe you're not ready to take writing seriously enough to set aside some time each day to work on it.
2. I don't know what to write about.
For my blog, I go with the "umbrella effect." Meaning everything in my blog is somehow related to the fantasy genre. This gives me a wealth of topics to write about. I can see where others might shy away from blogging if they just don't feel like they have any worthwhile discussions to bring up. But I agree with Rachel, that if you're writing, you should surely have tons of things to write about.
3. It takes away from the focus on my book.
Another point I could see going both ways. If you're working hard on a book and getting stuff done, then yeah, minimizing distractions might be a good idea. However, you could always blog about your book in progress. Your daily struggles, successes, etc. Some people love to see those kind of posts.
4. I don't get all this tech stuff.
This doesn't seem like a good excuse nowadays. You can get a Wordpress or Blogger account pretty easily and it's simple to format. So to me, honestly no excuse there.
So what do you think?