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02-13-2013, 03:52 AM
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Ah-HA!
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A One-Person F/SF Blog
What would you want to see in it?
What content would keep you coming back?
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02-13-2013, 06:01 PM
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Bronies, Bronies Everywhere
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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I personally like the Sword and Laser podcast.. so that in blog would probably keep me coming back...book reviews, news on authors, etc.. Good luck on that!
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02-13-2013, 08:06 PM
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figuring it all out
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: South Korea
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Mixing reviews of classic works with updates on new releases. I love hppodcraft's style, if that's any help.
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02-14-2013, 01:51 AM
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Cave Lurker
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Location: Portland, OR
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I asked myself the same questions when I made my blog. I can't say if I found the magic balance, but I built my blog on the questions you're asking. I do book reviews of old and new stuff. I write about myth, folktale, fairy tale, and science. I stay on top of updating, but I don't have a rigid schedule. I don't write about writing because I'm aiming the blog at SF/F readers.
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02-14-2013, 02:38 AM
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Lost in Translation
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Second star on the right and on 'til morning.
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Who's your audience? Other writers or readers?
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02-14-2013, 04:30 AM
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Ah-HA!
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02-22-2013, 11:15 PM
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Ah-HA!
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Thanks for your input, everyone.
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02-25-2013, 03:55 PM
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figuring it all out
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Arizona
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I'm bored of the book review blogs. It is so overdone. I'd like to see blogs that focus on SFF in an interesting and unique way. I do try this with my own blog, especially since I could find only two others like it (and the two others were websites, not blogs).
Make it fun, put your voice out there and please don't tell us what you ate for breakfast! (Obviously kidding about the last part) I really am interested in unique perspectives on the genre. |
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02-25-2013, 11:48 PM
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Lost in Translation
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how are you defining a "unique perspective on the genre"?
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02-26-2013, 06:14 PM
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figuring it all out
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Kongsvinger, Norway
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Unless you are aiming for a large audience, just write a blog you would like to read yourself. If your goal is to get a large audience, then you had best forget about it, there's no way to guarrantee a large audience.
What keeps me coming back to a blog is if I like the content, that goes for most people. But everyone has different likes, so there's no RIGHT content to make that happen. My advice is to just be yourself. Good luck with blogging! |
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02-27-2013, 06:36 AM
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Heckuva good sport
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: west coast, canada
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Do you know 'Limyaael's Fantasy Rants'? I'd love to see someone discuss science fiction tropes that way. Interesting for both readers and writers.
Last edited by frimble3; 02-27-2013 at 06:40 AM. Reason: If someone has done this, please, point them out to me! |
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03-01-2013, 04:21 AM
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figuring it all out
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Arizona
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There are so many fantasy book/film reviewers out there. I'd love a list of blogs discussing the genre. I've found a few websites like this, but the only fantasy genre blogs I've found are inactive. |
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03-01-2013, 11:11 AM
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Lost in Translation
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I can think of lots of blogs like that, including my own.
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