In response to my last post...

[tehdux0r]

I did a bit of thinking, and Birdie did some knocking of sense into me, and I found what the problem was that I was having. When you hear about some famous or well-known person having a blog, there is an incredible urge to run to it and see what that person has to say, knowing that you will find one of three things. These three things will appeal

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[brodycatsmouth]

4. Creative! It could be a journal with a central fictional story, or it could document creative processes. They're almost always positive!

[tehdux0r]

I see what you're saying, but I tend to group that with Personal, because it's a creation that you're working on that you want others to see. My poetry is on here in the depths of the archives, and I would place that in Personal.

Maybe this grouping system is more relative to the observers than to the creator. You make a valid point.

[wyrmis]

Maybe take the personal blog, and then go up one level with it. That's what I have been trying to do lately, to take topics and concepts important to me but then writing a step more serious about them than a more informal blog would call for. It helps to get out both my personal vibe and my "professional" vibe at the same time. I've had professors compliment me on it, and I use it (with some success) even on my resume.

[tehdux0r]

That's what I've been moving towards. I spent some time marking some things private and others public on here. Now I just have to see how to make things a little more professional. I hope you don't mind, but I've been taking notes on your blog!

[wyrmis]

Oh, that's no problem, I hope it helps. I've personally found that forcing myself to take it more seriously actually increases my enjoyment of writing it. If I was still just talking about day-to-day activity with no real restraint, I might have given up on it. As it is, I have a way to improve my writing skills and, essentially, keep talking about things that interest me. It's actually very cathartic.