Comments on: On Writing (Or In My Case…Not)

By: It’s Not Personal…It’s Blogging @ The Daily Snark

It’s Not Personal…It’s Blogging @ The Daily Snark — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:36:38 +0000

[...] couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about trying to find my niche in blogging and wondering if I really needed one. I had forgotten [...]

By: jodifur

jodifur — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:24:35 +0000

I long time ago I decided I would blog because it was fun. And when it stopped being fun, i would stop blogging.

I only recently just started telling people IRL about my blog, and it definitely makes it hard to write.

I just added a link to you on jodifur.

By: Saturday Six #12 | Misadventures with Andi

Saturday Six #12 | Misadventures with Andi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:03:03 +0000

[...] separates the good writers from the bad. I loved Mo of The Daily Snark’s post called “On Writing (Or In My Case…Not).” It is witty, brilliant, not too self-effacing, it’s honest and I like [...]

By: Mo

Mo — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:19:24 +0000

I think if people do this looking for something bigger, most of us will be disappointed. I’d love to write a book some day, but I blog to vent, to practice my writing and because of the community of it. The rest of it is just gravy!

By: Mo

Mo — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:12:13 +0000

I think that Wine 101 broad writes pretty well, which is why I’ve bugged her about writing more!

By: Eve

Eve — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:48:29 +0000

All I can say is: I’m glad your niche isn’t cocktails because you write a lot better (when you choose to) than that wine 101 broad.

By: Chica Bobo

Chica Bobo — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:57:21 +0000

hey there,
what a lovely honest post. i just discovered you. relate to what you say about self censoring and not having decided on your niche. on the one hand i think if you want some sort of commercial outcome like a book deal or something, it makes sense to have a consistent topic. but how do get the essence of what we are all about if we don’t play and try things. keep going and like you say, relax.

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:14:20 +0000

That’s harder than it sounds. I write posts in my head all the time but for some reason when I start composing them here it ends up different. I don’t know if I wait too long, or if it’s because once I get it down, I got back to work it until it’s dead. And then it sits in my drafts folder. It is definitely about keeping the momentum going. The more you write, the more you can write. And I like when people come back each day—not because of the stats but because of discussions like this.

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:12:01 +0000

Yeah, that whole Me As Niche thing plays nicely into my insecurity! Like, why the hell come here?! I think that’s why sometimes I feel like I need to be attached to a group/niche/whatever.

I DID try to cut down on my swearing. I think it lasted a post—maybe two—but it’s too hard. I know that throwing in the the “F” word is kind of lazy, but if the “F” fits, I’ll swear it.

(Hehe. Just totally cracked my own shit up!)

By: XUP

XUP — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:43:09 +0000

Lesley – The artwork looks like it takes forever -which is what I meant by you working hard at your posts. And the stories that go with the art are always so multi-leveled. It must be a lot more difficult than just spewing random stuff that happens to be in your head at the moment which is what I do. The posts are written in my head as I go for my lunchtime run or as I’m walking to and from work. Then it only takes a few minutes to type it out next time I’m at a computer. I’m not always happy with them and they’re not always complete but they are what they are. My main goal is just to keep the momentum going -from my end and from the readers’ side