What do you Blog?

[Gooch]

Everybody's different, and have different ideas to share. So, where do you find your inspiration for blog posts?

For instance, My usually contains two types of posts, either movie reviews, or random thoughts and inspirations while out walking with my dog.

What's yours? Do you blog random thoughts? All on writing? Politics? Baking cookies?

Just curious to what makes us all tick! http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

[DTKelly]

Life.

Mostly from my family, but also from dreams, daily routines, observations, etc.

I wanted to post updates on my writing and the like, but I find that I don't want to talk about that, go figure.

I stay away from politics, because I've found it to be very polarizing these days, and frankly I'm not up to the arguing. ;)

Basically, I write whatever pops into my head.

[Unique]

What's yours? Do you blog random thoughts? All on writing? Politics? Baking cookies?

Just curious to what makes us all tick! http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Were you visiting me today?

My posts were politics (http://uniquematerialblowingsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/03/politics-feh.html) -
and
baking cookies (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Unique/104206).

[CaroGirl]

My blog is about writing, what I feel about how my novel’s going and my insecurities. I also post about funny things my kids say and do. And sometimes I post little pieces of my writing, particularly if they’re humorous. I just use the My Space feature of MSN and the only people who have access to it at the moment are people on my contact list. I’m not even sure that all of them know how to access it. I use it mostly just for me anyway, as a place to vomit and experiment.

[MadScientistMatt]

My primary blog is about cars. I try to keep it strictly about cars, but sometimes other things slip in under the excuse that they are about mad scientists. I originally started it as a "build diary" because I had people on another forum asking me how a project was coming along, but I've branched out to covering automotive news and how-to.

The other blog is dedicated to reviews of local restaurants.

I try to keep the blogs strictly on topic. My own personal life normally happens to be so dreadfully boring that posting about it would dillute the blog's appeal. :)

[jenngreenleaf]

Mine mirrors my personal paper journal quite a bit . . . miscellaneous bits of what-not scattered in an unorganized way.

[Marilyn Braun]

My blog is about royalty. I find my inspiration in news alerts and other royal websites. Sometimes a phrase will even trigger an idea. I love the subject and it's great because there's endless material to write about. My blog is mainly commentary and some satire, trivia, royal profiles, and I've recently branched into book reviews.

[Dawno]

I blog about things that catch my attention - and there are a lot of things that do --- oh look! Shiny!! Uh, oh yeah, I write about things that catch my attention and what I think of them. I write mostly for myself but try to be aware that there's a (small) audience and I want to entertain them, too.

I also see it as a way to hone my essay skills.

[Fahim]

I blog about whatever is going on in my life at the moment or whatever is making me think :) Most of the time, it's coding, writing, movies, television and books. Sometimes it does get a bit into politics and often, I do get on my soapbox :p

[L M Ashton]

I blog about my life with that guy. You know, the one just above me. :D

Okay, really, it's all about life in Sri Lanka and all the odd - to me - stuff that happens and everything I find interesting, which is everything from all the cows that stop traffic as they trot down the road to the lizards living on our roof to the water buffalo elephant hat my sister gave me to shopping in little hole in the wall shops to sewing shalwaar kameezes to, well, whatever occurs to me.

On the other blog, I write about writing.

[Sury]

I blog about my life with that guy. You know, the one just above me. :D

Okay, really, it's all about life in Sri Lanka and all the odd - to me - stuff that happens and everything I find interesting, which is everything from all the cows that stop traffic as they trot down the road to the lizards living on our roof to the water buffalo elephant hat my sister gave me to shopping in little hole in the wall shops to sewing shalwaar kameezes to, well, whatever occurs to me.

On the other blog, I write about writing.
I found that so interesting, I had to hop over to your blog (the life one). Nicely done :).

My present blog is about food and I write it with a Peruvian friend. Great fun. I am also looking to start a "writerly" blog.

Sury

[jenngreenleaf]

I blog about my life with that guy. You know, the one just above me. :D

Okay, really, it's all about life in Sri Lanka and all the odd - to me - stuff that happens and everything I find interesting, which is everything from all the cows that stop traffic as they trot down the road to the lizards living on our roof to the water buffalo elephant hat my sister gave me to shopping in little hole in the wall shops to sewing shalwaar kameezes to, well, whatever occurs to me.

On the other blog, I write about writing.

Your life sounds waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more interesting than mine!!!! It would help if I didn't live in the middle of nowhere . . . hey, look, that's an interesting tree . . . oh, wait, I just saw the wind blow that bush . . . did I just hear the sound of a car go by? Nope, must've been my imagination.

:)

[razibahmed]

I have 3 blogs:
http://write-translate.blogspot.com/ is about presenting Bangla literature in English language. Although Bengali is the 5th largest language in the world now and among Asian languages Bengali literature grabbed the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, there is not enough materials of Bengali literature in English language.
http://asianbiz.blogspot.com/ is about Asian business.

http://www.southasiabiz.com/ is about South Asian Business in Know More Media Network.
My blogging history is just one month old but I have started to enjoy this work and if possible I will try to become a professional blogger.

[L M Ashton]

I found that so interesting, I had to hop over to your blog (the life one). Nicely done :). Aw, you're so sweet. *blushes* Thanks!

[Dawno]

Folks, don't forget to add your blog(s) to the Absolute Writers' Blogs thread if it's not already there.

[razibahmed]

Folks, don't forget to add your blog(s) to the Absolute Writers' Blogs thread if it's not already there.
Where is Absolute Writers' Blogs thread and how I can add my blogs there?

[Starlightmntn]

I'm an aspiring writer (novels). I decided to do a concept blog of fiction, photography, and poetry (link below), to start building an audience. The greatest effect, though, is that it's shaped me as a writer.

Getting that instant feedback, seeing what people respond to, what genres get the most attention--priceless!! Before, I banged away at a novel or short stories, showed them to a few people, then hoped for the best on submission. Now I have a better sense of what unique angles I can give to stories to make them appeal to more readers. I encourage all writers with blogs to let the some of the "goods" out for free. Don't just blog about the 57th agent who turned you down. Promote yourself and see how much response to get. Then, start shaping and improving your approach.

[Forbidden Snowflake]

Frustration, cooking, life, politics, writing, reading, movies, basically anything that bugs me or brings joy to me or whatever moves me so much that I want to write it down ;)

[Sury]

I have 3 blogs:
http://write-translate.blogspot.com/ is about presenting Bangla literature in English language. Although Bengali is the 5th largest language in the world now and among Asian languages Bengali literature grabbed the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, there is not enough materials of Bengali literature in English language.

Razib, that's a fantastic resource. I grew up reading Bangla literature and tend to agree with you that information is limited when it comes to the English language. So kudos to you for setting up and running such a fine blog. I will be visiting it often :Clap: (http://misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#).

Sury

[razibahmed]

Razib, that's a fantastic resource. I grew up reading Bangla literature and tend to agree with you that information is limited when it comes to the English language. So kudos to you for setting up and running such a fine blog. I will be visiting it often :Clap: (http://misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#).

Sury
I visited your blog http://limadelhi.blogspot.com/ and it is really very useful for every South Asian living abroad. Thanks for it.

[Sury]

Thanks, Razib.

I also started my writer's blog just yesterday. Here's the link:

http://athomewriting.blogspot.com/ (http://athomewriting.blogspot.com/)

Please do visit. :)

Sury

[Paint]

I publish contemporary photographs with poetry. Sometimes I slip in a painting or two. I like getting my work out like this. I think there is a lot of freedom in blogs, and I enjoy that.

Paint

[Stephanie]

Mine is strictly about good clean, fun (and sometimes educational) sites for kids. It's a sort of extension of a links section of my expatriate site, all of it really started from my own experience of isolation as an expat.

Is anyone else "ghost-blogging"? I write daily posts for three different companies on very different subject matters: fashion, travel and business promotion.

[Brandi]

I have several blogs, and I'm just getting them all up and running. I have a personal blog for me that sort of how my day went. I have one for my son as well since I live far from family.

I also have one called "Spouse of a Diabetic." I write about my husband's illness, his medications, and research, breakthroughs, etc. on type 1 diabetes. Finally I have "One Serious WAHM," which is about my adventures working from home.

I absolutely love blogging. It's great to be able to tell the world about whatever's on my mind.

Brandi

[Dawno]

Where is Absolute Writers' Blogs thread and how I can add my blogs there?

It's a "sticky" thread in this forum - just go up to the index :)

ok, I'll save you a step: click here (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22139).

[Dawno]

Mine is strictly about good clean, fun (and sometimes educational) sites for kids. It's a sort of extension of a links section of my expatriate site, all of it really started from my own experience of isolation as an expat.

Is anyone else "ghost-blogging"? I write daily posts for three different companies on very different subject matters: fashion, travel and business promotion.

Stephanie, can you tell us a bit more - is the pay worth the effort? Is it fun? Are you a freelancer or on commission, or something else? How'ja get the gig?? :)

If you're uncomfortable telling all those details, no worries - I'm nosy as heck.

[Stephanie]

Stephanie, can you tell us a bit more - is the pay worth the effort? Is it fun? Are you a freelancer or on commission, or something else? How'ja get the gig?? :)

If you're uncomfortable telling all those details, no worries - I'm nosy as heck.

The first was when a retailer I wrote web and catalog copy for. We were tossing around an idea for a newsletter, but then thought a blog would be easier and might potentially be more useful for site promotion.

The other two businesses hired me very likely because I used the reference of the first blog I was doing. The content was not at all similar; it was just the fact that I could put out content daily.

I *think* it's worthwhile if you look at it from an hourly rate (not per word basis) and the fact that it's constant work. The pay per post varies from $5 to $15; and the time it takes to research and post continually decreases as you conquer the learning curve, compile a targeted rss feed base for content ideas and references and generally learn to put out what the client expects.

As a matter of fact, I've pretty much stopped copyediting which I'd been doing for a few years. It tended to pay the same, and was much less interesting and of course, not at all forgiving!!

[Dawno]

Thank you Stephanie, that was very informative and helpful. I really appreciate you taking the time to visit here and share - for you posting on the internet is worth $!

[Stephanie]

hey dawno, what's a couple 'o bucks between friends, eh? ;-)

[Dawno]

Aww.

:Hug2:

Well then, thanks from a friend!

[Georganna Hancock]

The Writer's Edge (http://www.writers-edge.info/)Blog is a writer's journal on English words, books, and writing. Its second anniversary comes up in two months.

[Dawno]

Hi Georganna! Thanks for the links - I hope you'll spend some time getting to know folks around here and come visit often.

[jenngreenleaf]

I just started Art_Addiction (http://www.artaddiction.blogspot.com) last week -- I've been receiving "how do you do this" type emails for awhile, so I thought I might post answers for everyone to benefit from. What do you guys think?

[scarlet]

Hi Jenn
I'm definitely not worthy after viewing your blog - Art Addiction. Got some great ideas for entertaining my granddaughter - especially Serendipity. Thanks for that.

I've started my self-development blog. As a writer with disablities I hope to demonstrate that there's still a chance to turn your life around and do something different. I also digress now and again (I know that goes against all the rules but oh! the power).

I've got an interesting topic going at the moment on the power of the brain. I have just signed up as a guinea pig for Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler's Millionaire Mind Power experiment. Too long and not fair to explain all here but if anyone is interested and can cope with my photo:D I'd love to hear what you think as I go through the 90 days of lessons.

[jenngreenleaf]

Hi Jenn
I'm definitely not worthy after viewing your blog - Art Addiction. Got some great ideas for entertaining my granddaughter - especially Serendipity. Thanks for that.

:Hug2: Awwwww! Thank you! That really means a lot to me!

[scarlet]

Hi Jenn

Thanks for the hug! You've just made my day:)