Northern Voice is making me feel awfully guilty. I've been blogging for over four years now and have steadily declined in frequency of blog posts. Not for lack of desire, but mainly lack of time. Or am I experiencing burnout?
How do people find the time to have a full time job, and blog, tweet, and post to flickr regularly, plus have a real life?
Perhaps that explains the popularity of twitter. Microblogging is fast and easy. 140 characters or less for a tweet is obviously simple and quick. Though I don't find it as satisfying as blogging. It seems rather utilitarian and mundane.
Am attending "Help! I'm sick and tired of my blog," moderated by the very cool Susannah Gardner, which is interesting to hear the panelists perspective... Darren Barefoot recommends less posts, which are longer and more contemplative. Anthony Nicola said he's trying to do more podcasts and videocasts. They both mentioned they have multiple posts in mind, which they want to write, but it's finding the time. I totally feel the same. Topics I want to write about:
- my trips to Sonoma, Santa Ynez, Argentina, Walla Walla, and Puerto Vallarta
- my identity and what it means if anything, to change my maiden name to my fiancee's name once I get married this summer
- starting a seperate blog for my book club
- updating all the blog posts for my wine club blog
- adding a blog to my Golden Mile Chalet site
- creating a wedsite (*sigh* having difficulty finding one that allows lots of customization - might just need to create from scratch in wordpress) and blogging about the whole odd, commercial wedding process
- and ironically, wishing my work would let me start a blog for Mission Hill, since I would love to be able to utilize a blog as a medium for helping communicate and interact with wine enthusiasts about our winery
The panelist's solutions: take a break from blogging (which I've done), write what you're passionate about (I do), and do guest blogging. Guest blogging? I can't do enough of my own blogging, let alone post on other people's sites. I wish I could even find the time to read more blogs and comment on other sites.
C'est la vie, at least I'm re-inspired to start blogging again :) A travel or wedding post coming soon...
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