tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post495137429461112902..comments2024-03-29T09:14:53.583+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Overcoming Blogger's BlockPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-47454353850029305952009-03-06T09:25:00.000+00:002009-03-06T09:25:00.000+00:00Mod, good thinking - et voila, three blogs on cons...Mod, good thinking - <I>et voila</I>, three blogs on consecutive days where I've had to write very little. The irony is I'm very much unblocked now - I've just got to find the time to write!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-62023148981072913332009-03-05T17:50:00.000+00:002009-03-05T17:50:00.000+00:00There was a time when the only blocked I had to wo...There was a time when the only blocked I had to worry about was when I had taken to many purple hearts, those were the days. Barbs and speed mixed in a little purpley blue pill.<BR/><BR/>Hang on Phil, you have given me an idea to blog about, sorry cannot continue with my comment, I have a blog to write.Organized Rage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07627288401631451362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-7179743121423367282009-03-04T16:23:00.000+00:002009-03-04T16:23:00.000+00:00Phil,You should ask that Sentinel guy. He has no ...Phil,<BR/><BR/>You should ask that Sentinel guy. He has no problem writing the odd 15,000 words.<BR/><BR/>There again its all racist crap, so I don't suppose that requires much brain power.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-22238654233219292632009-03-02T13:38:00.000+00:002009-03-02T13:38:00.000+00:00My blog is blocked! But its the !@#!@ thesis i'm t...My blog is blocked! But its the !@#!@ thesis i'm trying to write which stalled it.<BR/><BR/>A couple weeks ago I decided to stop writing anything except my thesis, until I had "something".<BR/><BR/>Well it's been three weeks and I still have jack shit AND i haven't blogged a single thought I've had. <BR/><BR/>Looking for bad writing strategies? I've got them.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Owen.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536228069733122141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-75032687482107449412009-03-02T09:39:00.000+00:002009-03-02T09:39:00.000+00:00I find lager helps, though it means you spell thin...I find lager helps, though it means you spell things rong.<BR/><BR/>Also being very, very cross.<BR/><BR/>Lager and high levels of anger, that's it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-9046287809917631982009-03-02T04:33:00.000+00:002009-03-02T04:33:00.000+00:00I can almost always find something to rant about i...I can almost always find something to rant about if I read enough news sites.<BR/><BR/>But sometimes even then, the words don't come out how they're meant to, usually when there's been a period of no comments on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm not much of an example because there have been long periods of time when I haven't blogged, but at the moment I'm doing pretty well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-46265902821131542992009-03-02T03:42:00.000+00:002009-03-02T03:42:00.000+00:00I do, also, worry about gaps in my blog and, in a ...I do, also, worry about gaps in my blog and, in a way, its funny that we do. I wonder if people who Twitter worry about interuptions in their flow....maybe its the metaphor of a flow. I guess my point is that it is all about the expectations and the pressure of meeting them. I noticed when I started that I wrote for myself and then I got kinda uber-conscious of "my audience". In time, I think I adjusted to the idea of what I was up to (although it still comes up) and it translated to not as much block as the self-consciousness wore off.<BR/><BR/>Having trouble finding time to post full, complete posts is another serious issue--as others have noted, that one is tough and, perhaps, underappreciated.<BR/><BR/>And being in a hurray and being incoherent is another. LOL.Pamthropologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061905270637904812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-8480936793047015052009-03-02T03:13:00.000+00:002009-03-02T03:13:00.000+00:00My how timely. Maybe it’s the weather or the star...My how timely. Maybe it’s the weather or the stars. But, I have just been wondering what happened to my muse. It just went quiet one day. For a couple of years I could not stop writing. I have a blog imbedded in an Italian American on line magazine. And I wrote for a local Italian American newsletter. And, I wrote for various H-net history cites. I just went on and on until one day I stopped.<BR/><BR/>I think the reason is that I realized that I was essentially talking to myself. The sound of one hand clapping. To me, writing is a voice in a dialogue – nay more: a meaningful dialogue. Simply getting responses to what I wrote was not enough. <BR/><BR/>How much would Shakespeare have written if he were alone on an island? Writing is a social phenomenon. Unless one is connected to a group (physical or virtual), writing is fairly meaningless. This is especially true of political writing.<BR/><BR/>And so…Mein Herr, perhaps you have stopped writing because of the paucity of meaningful responses to what you write. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Tommy VAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-3187609145993988842009-03-01T20:39:00.000+00:002009-03-01T20:39:00.000+00:00Phil,I think scanning the news, looking for someth...Phil,<BR/><BR/>I think scanning the news, looking for something of interest, letting the moment take you, write a chunk, then tidy up later, is one way of doing.<BR/><BR/>and remember not every post has to be political or of academic merit, post what strikes you as amusing or of interestModernityBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354254639321208955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-41681841978889321902009-03-01T20:13:00.000+00:002009-03-01T20:13:00.000+00:00Writing? Not sure. It's more a sense of not having...Writing? Not sure. It's more a sense of not having the energy rather than not having the raw material...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-18765341263451248982009-03-01T11:58:00.000+00:002009-03-01T11:58:00.000+00:00I made the mistake of reading the comments under t...I made the mistake of reading the comments under that Daily Mail article. Typical comment:<BR/><BR/>"I think the real issue people are forgetting here is that using Facebook MUST be having some effect on house prices?"<BR/><BR/>FFS. Anyway, I don't know the answer and I wish I did. Perhaps a change of topic is need, a new angle of approach. Perhaps we need to change what we're doing in the real world. I used to run a straight politics blog but set up my current one during the Respect split so as to have something less depressing to write about.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12769996235446036041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-23402846270177970572009-03-01T10:47:00.000+00:002009-03-01T10:47:00.000+00:00Yes, I don't think people always appreciate the ti...Yes, I don't think people always appreciate the time and mental effort they take. First you have to choose a theme, then you have to develop it, then you have to do some research to check your facts, and finally you write it. And if you don't get much of a response it can be a bit dispiriting. A cameo from me is overdue. I will try to address the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-57220362988983172712009-03-01T10:02:00.000+00:002009-03-01T10:02:00.000+00:00I wish I knew! What puts me off is the sheer amoun...I wish I knew! What puts me off is the sheer amount of time it takes - if I start a new post I can guarantee it'll take me an hour to finish it. I end up with fully-formed posts in the back of my mind (currently three or four, plus one actual draft that's been sitting there for a matter of months). Commenting on other people's blogs is much quicker, even though it's just as big a time-sink overall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com