tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113327012084450817.post5451430494255068626..comments2023-10-26T15:29:27.753+01:00Comments on Written In Exile: What do I think of blogging?Isabel Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113327012084450817.post-62202253563151464702011-06-01T12:29:45.430+01:002011-06-01T12:29:45.430+01:00I've been blogging since late 2007, and there ...I've been blogging since late 2007, and there have been a couple of times since then that I have come close to quitting, or at least taking a lengthy break: once not long after I started, and once earlier this year.<br /><br />I enjoy blogging, and would do more of it - and particular, more reading of and commenting on others' blogs - if I could. My problem is a lack of time. I have Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113327012084450817.post-80875973004552645922011-05-30T11:33:05.381+01:002011-05-30T11:33:05.381+01:00What feels authentic is the writing that expresses...What feels authentic is the writing that expresses you most clearly and in a way that doesn't expose you, since you are (I think) rather a private person.<br />Blogging can take over - it has almost done so for me - but it has also exercised my brain and now I have returned to more sustained writing and that gives me more confidence.<br />You will find your way - personally, your poetry is jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113327012084450817.post-59891758258692979212011-05-26T08:31:52.774+01:002011-05-26T08:31:52.774+01:00As so many established writers say, one should wri...As so many established writers say, one should write for oneself. I write for my own pleasure and try to be innovative. Unfortunately, one hardly ever comes across negative comments - for obvious reasons - and so their importance to the writer is generally limited. The number of hits would seem to give a better indication of one's talents.Jan Freemanhttp://janfree.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113327012084450817.post-23327046705681512242011-05-24T16:51:51.737+01:002011-05-24T16:51:51.737+01:00The closest word for my blog content is musings. ...The closest word for my blog content is musings. I lead a quiet life, do not go about as I once did, have been, over time, strong-armed into a contemplative state. Knowing what you don't want your blog to be seems a great step toward finding its heart. Most humans I know have an endless capacity for self-doubt or uncertainty; I am one of them. Sometimes the words, the thoughts, are out ofMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.com