Blogging, Topics, and You

[cathschaffstump]

I read many writers’ blogs every day. I enjoy them. They help me focus on all sorts of aspects of writing. Some answer questions. Some are more personal about the life of the author.

Here at Writer Tamago, we keep it mostly about the writing. I have a whole ‘nother journal that talks about other aspects of my life. And some things I’m just not going to talk to you about. Sorry, but that’s how it is. I don’t need to lay my entire life bare to you. I am, after all, an internet construct partly of your own making.

However, other writers are more personal, and now I’m curious. What do you enjoy reading in the entries of writers? Do you prefer all writing content? Do you prefer those glimpses into the personal? What do you like to do in your own journaling/blogging?

Because you’re out there, writing, I think you have something to say about this one, and I hope to hear from you.

Catherine

Originally published at Writer Tamago. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[ckastens.livejournal.com]

I think some people go a little overboard with the personal details, but I suppose it's just a matter of taste. Blogs are whatever the person wants to put there.
I personally look to LJ as a writing community, particularly since the Rumor Mill shut down.

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

Having heard of the Rumor Mill in a couple of places now (you, jimhines, I sort of wish I'd been there.

Catherine

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'm a total whore for characterization and not just with fiction. The vanilla basics of writing and process posts and the like interest me far less than the person behind the words, but as ckastens says, blogs are whatever the person wants to put there. We all know how to filter away the stuff we don't want to read.

There are a million reasons to blog and each one is as valid as the next.

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

All that said, I enjoy reading your blog a great deal. Always have.

Catherine

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

well hmmmmph..i'd read awirter's blog if theauthor interests me. whatever they feel like sharing in there is fine with me. and it goes form little columns to 'look, new e-book release' stuff but if they have any kidn of 'my daughter came upt o me and said' kidn of thougths the ywantto share it's fine .adn if not, well...well maybei nthat latter bit it's more .ike i wantto make the choice of whom i wantto know more personal or not.

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

There is a lot to be said for reading the people who interest you, isn't there?

Catherine