Keep doing what you're doing, undoubtedly "the audience" saw something of interest when they chose to add you as a friend.
Perhaps!
Not much help, eh? :)
Actually, it is, in it's own way. One of the things I've been noticing is that, Over on LJ I'm getting a more "regular" response rate. Whereas on my other blogs, that's not the case at all. Which could be an indicator of my correct "audience" has more to do with where I'm journaling, than the WHAT I'm journalling about.
I'm sure that most of my entries nowadays are of very little interest to people (having spent a lot of last night tagging them, I was amazed at quite how many seemed taggable as "work"). That said, they'll be of interest to me in a few years when I look back and am reminded of something small or significant that I'd forgotten. Sometimes it's nice to write for your friends, other times it's nice to write for yourself - if you can do a bit of both I think you're winning.
I'm somewhat amazed myself when I started pawing through my own entries a while back, debating on whether to tag them(as well as what) and found, like you, that a lot of them could fit into the "work" or "work related" category. (which gave me pause)
And I also noticed that I've got lots of entries which I keep offline in my handwritten diary-like journals (which stretch back over many years), I've wondered whether it would be a good idea to "backload" into any of my online journals. But, I really haven't decided on that score yet - I might throw some up as a test, to see if there's any real interest in such stuff.
Plus, I can certainly write for both my friends, myself, and simply create 'weird story compilations' based on my gaming experiences as some friends have suggested to me offline. That being said, what do I win? LOL!
Over on LJ I'm getting a more "regular" response rate. Which could be an indicator of my correct "audience" has more to do with where I'm journaling
That will certainly have a bearing. I think that LJ is quite conducive to the provision of feedback, whereas some of the other sites I've seen over the years are less that way inclined.
like you, that a lot of them could fit into the "work" or "work related" category. (which gave me pause)
I hear you. I'm always fairly careful to keep my work references reasonably vague .. but I know that work is something which takes a lot of my time, so it's only natural that it'll take a fair chunk of my journal. :)
I've wondered whether it would be a good idea to "backload" into any of my online journals.
I don't keep a journal offline, but I suspect if I did, I'd probably be a lot more "open" in it - and for that very reason I probably wouldn't want to transfer it to the online medium.. I think you'd have to be fairly careful who could you'd want reading it. However, I suspect for that very reason it might also make for interesting reading heh.
The weird story compilations sound fun, definitely explore that idea :)
That being said, what do I win?
Erm, you win appreciation! Sadly, the exchange rate is not too good for that... it depreciates *boom tish* :P
I think that LJ is quite conducive to the provision of feedback, whereas some of the other sites I've seen over the years are less that way inclined.
Indeed.
I hear you. I'm always fairly careful to keep my work references reasonably vague .. but I know that work is something which takes a lot of my time, so it's only natural that it'll take a fair chunk of my journal. :)
Unfortunately, I've discovered no matter how vague I keep work stuff in my journal, I wind up hearing about it back... :( But yeah, *it is only natural* to journal about something that you spend most of your time on. Unless you also count dreams! :P
I think you'd have to be fairly careful who could you'd want reading it.
Your right about that, though for some portions, it could apply to anybody... :)
The weird story compilations sound fun, definitely explore that idea :)
Now that surprises me a little. I'd have thought no one else would've been that interested. So I guess I will have to explore it some more.
Erm, you win appreciation! Sadly, the exchange rate is not too good for that... it depreciates *boom tish* :P
Well, let's hope it doesn't depreciate faster than my pc equipment! :)
Perhaps!
Not much help, eh? :)
Actually, it is, in it's own way. One of the things I've been noticing is that, Over on LJ I'm getting a more "regular" response rate. Whereas on my other blogs, that's not the case at all. Which could be an indicator of my correct "audience" has more to do with where I'm journaling, than the WHAT I'm journalling about.
I'm sure that most of my entries nowadays are of very little interest to people (having spent a lot of last night tagging them, I was amazed at quite how many seemed taggable as "work"). That said, they'll be of interest to me in a few years when I look back and am reminded of something small or significant that I'd forgotten. Sometimes it's nice to write for your friends, other times it's nice to write for yourself - if you can do a bit of both I think you're winning.
I'm somewhat amazed myself when I started pawing through my own entries a while back, debating on whether to tag them(as well as what) and found, like you, that a lot of them could fit into the "work" or "work related" category. (which gave me pause)
And I also noticed that I've got lots of entries which I keep offline in my handwritten diary-like journals (which stretch back over many years), I've wondered whether it would be a good idea to "backload" into any of my online journals. But, I really haven't decided on that score yet - I might throw some up as a test, to see if there's any real interest in such stuff.
Plus, I can certainly write for both my friends, myself, and simply create 'weird story compilations' based on my gaming experiences as some friends have suggested to me offline. That being said, what do I win? LOL!
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Which could be an indicator of my correct "audience" has more to do with where I'm journaling
That will certainly have a bearing. I think that LJ is quite conducive to the provision of feedback, whereas some of the other sites I've seen over the years are less that way inclined.
like you, that a lot of them could fit into the "work" or "work related" category. (which gave me pause)
I hear you. I'm always fairly careful to keep my work references reasonably vague .. but I know that work is something which takes a lot of my time, so it's only natural that it'll take a fair chunk of my journal. :)
I've wondered whether it would be a good idea to "backload" into any of my online journals.
I don't keep a journal offline, but I suspect if I did, I'd probably be a lot more "open" in it - and for that very reason I probably wouldn't want to transfer it to the online medium.. I think you'd have to be fairly careful who could you'd want reading it. However, I suspect for that very reason it might also make for interesting reading heh.
The weird story compilations sound fun, definitely explore that idea :)
That being said, what do I win?
Erm, you win appreciation! Sadly, the exchange rate is not too good for that... it depreciates *boom tish* :P
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Indeed.
I hear you. I'm always fairly careful to keep my work references reasonably vague .. but I know that work is something which takes a lot of my time, so it's only natural that it'll take a fair chunk of my journal. :)
Unfortunately, I've discovered no matter how vague I keep work stuff in my journal, I wind up hearing about it back... :( But yeah, *it is only natural* to journal about something that you spend most of your time on. Unless you also count dreams! :P
I think you'd have to be fairly careful who could you'd want reading it.
Your right about that, though for some portions, it could apply to anybody... :)
The weird story compilations sound fun, definitely explore that idea :)
Now that surprises me a little. I'd have thought no one else would've been that interested. So I guess I will have to explore it some more.
Erm, you win appreciation! Sadly, the exchange rate is not too good for that... it depreciates *boom tish* :P
Well, let's hope it doesn't depreciate faster than my pc equipment! :)
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