Blog Burnout?
I have about a dozen drafts sitting in my blog posts that aren't quite finished. Truth is, I'm not sure how to finish them. Maybe it still shows I have some things to learn about blogging myself. It cracks me up that I've been thinking (and sort of stressing over) the fact that I haven't posted anything since last Monday. It really isn't that big of a deal, I guess... But I feel like I want to post, I just don't feel like sitting down and doing it sometimes.
Maybe I'm just experiencing blogger burnout?
So what to do? I'm really not sure. But I can tell you what I've been doing:
Giving myself some slack.
I've been busy and enjoying what time I do have off from work. I've got a stack of books that I want to read at my leisure and I'm interested enough in them that I would rather be reading them than posting here. Sometimes you just have to take time to live life instead of posting about it all the time.
Keep my eyes open.
I'm trying to realize that I don't have to post about the same things all the time. I can post about whatever I want. (It's my blog and I'll cry if I want to?) I guess part of my hesitation to post is not saying the same things over and over again. That's why sometimes I'll opt for some link love over a full-blown post because I think other people have said what I think (or don't think) just fine. No need to waste any internet server space. (Not that there is need to ration, I suppose.)
I guess it's just like with any writer's block... Sometimes you need to take a step back to find your inspiration. It makes me laugh because both Penelope Trunk and Employee Evolution had posts about blogging today. Ryan is writing about spending too much time blogging and I'm worrying that I'm not spending enough! Then I remember that I write for more than one blog and that writing 4-5 posts a week is a lot. So maybe I just need to not worry about it so much and focus on writing good content when I can.
For now, I think I'll just worry about enjoying the books I'm reading.
What about you? What do you do when you have blogger burnout?
2 comments:
January 31, 2008 3:46 PM
Rosie,
It sounds like you're thinking too much and not letting yourself just write. I think sometimes you have to just let yourself write utter crap in order to find something brilliant.
Sometimes it feels like you're looking for a needle in a haystack, but of course, patience is a virtue.
My biggest roadblock in writing is thinking too much about what I'm going to say. I get too caught up in what the world is going to think.
It's really funny that everyone is writing about this today. Great minds think alike I guess.
January 31, 2008 4:26 PM
Ah yes, this 'problem area' gets me quite often. Often I get caught up wondering if something has a place on my blog, considering its theme and all...
Also, it's hard being the single contributor, pressure's on to make sure I get at least a post a week (which I have barely done lately).
I guess we've just gotta take 'er easy. All the words are there, you just have to put them together.
"The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think" - Edwin S.
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