The great Dilemma
It is a dilemma indeed. Maintaining a blog can be both an honor and a total pain. It is an honor indeed when you are able and willing to write consistently.
You see, the entire magnitude of the matter lies in the word 'consistently'. Being consistent is not the same as being regular. You can regularly write shit and get away with it. But once you have made up your mind to maintain a blog, you have to be consistent with what you do - both in the quality of your posts and in their regularity. It is of no use, (and indeed, of no fun) if either of the two is lacking; its merely a recipe for the slow decay and the subsequent demise of a blogging career.
The other day at the galla, I listened to my friend remark, 'A hobby is no longer a hobby when there are deadlines to meet.' Blogging is tricky and it takes a lot of determination to prevent oneself from losing interest when one hits a roadblock. Monetary blogs and personal-life blogs are the only ones with plenty of matter on them; for the simple reason - neither of them care about evaluation of quality. When a person dives headfirst into the blogosphere, there are always ideas and opportunities. It is only few who can withstand the test of time though. For, like all good things, even ideas come to an end. Before you know it, you would be up against a brick wall (Yes, the wall is all blank and dully colored). The famous (or rather, notorious) bloggers' block.
I've hit it quite a few times now. I have had 3 failed blogs, that had precious few readers. The quality of the content was there, but soon enough I had exhausted my imagination (or maybe gotten too lazy for my own good). Quite a few people around me have advised me to pay a little more attention to my blog. They feel my writing skills are just being wasted on petty articles. 'Do some serious blogging yaar,' says Bhola 'write something worth your time.'
And so I take his advice.
I hope I can find something that hits the right chords. Too monotonous, I lose my readers. Too sketchy, I lose my blogs worth. Too serious, I lose my own interest.
As an engineer, I'll just opt for the simplest way out. My blog will set off on a plethora of topics. It is very probable that each article may be completely oblivious of its predecessor, but that's how jumbled my brain is.
You see, the entire magnitude of the matter lies in the word 'consistently'. Being consistent is not the same as being regular. You can regularly write shit and get away with it. But once you have made up your mind to maintain a blog, you have to be consistent with what you do - both in the quality of your posts and in their regularity. It is of no use, (and indeed, of no fun) if either of the two is lacking; its merely a recipe for the slow decay and the subsequent demise of a blogging career.
The other day at the galla, I listened to my friend remark, 'A hobby is no longer a hobby when there are deadlines to meet.' Blogging is tricky and it takes a lot of determination to prevent oneself from losing interest when one hits a roadblock. Monetary blogs and personal-life blogs are the only ones with plenty of matter on them; for the simple reason - neither of them care about evaluation of quality. When a person dives headfirst into the blogosphere, there are always ideas and opportunities. It is only few who can withstand the test of time though. For, like all good things, even ideas come to an end. Before you know it, you would be up against a brick wall (Yes, the wall is all blank and dully colored). The famous (or rather, notorious) bloggers' block.
I've hit it quite a few times now. I have had 3 failed blogs, that had precious few readers. The quality of the content was there, but soon enough I had exhausted my imagination (or maybe gotten too lazy for my own good). Quite a few people around me have advised me to pay a little more attention to my blog. They feel my writing skills are just being wasted on petty articles. 'Do some serious blogging yaar,' says Bhola 'write something worth your time.'
And so I take his advice.
I hope I can find something that hits the right chords. Too monotonous, I lose my readers. Too sketchy, I lose my blogs worth. Too serious, I lose my own interest.
As an engineer, I'll just opt for the simplest way out. My blog will set off on a plethora of topics. It is very probable that each article may be completely oblivious of its predecessor, but that's how jumbled my brain is.
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i am the source of that statement .. quote me idiot :X :P ... nice article ... just shows how "consistency" is very tough virtue to acquire ...
It does improve your writing skills - just that you no more use a pen.