The Blogging Life

I try to blog pretty frequently, but I also go by the rule that I don't blog if I don't have anything really to say.

It's a hard balance sometimes. Blogs about nothing are frustrating. Even worse, though, is the stranded blog - lost, alone, not updated since January when the writer blogged about her laundry or her next deadline or her hopes and dreams. What happened next, you wonder? Where did she go? Does she ever think of her abandoned blog with a twinge of sadness? Is there anything sadder?

I don't understand the published writers who have never-updated sites. Why would you bother? Why put date-sensitive stuff on there, then walk away, never to look at it again? You could at least put something generic on there, so that no one knows you've officially forgotten about the thing. If you're really not interested, just put it out of its misery.

There was an article recently about why agents shouldn't blog. I'm not sure if there was any debate over this or not - I didn't pay attention - but I am guessing that the blogging agents got a bit of a chuckle out of it. The internet is a vast, unexhaustable resource of marketing and publicity potential. What dolt would decide this is a bad idea? It's only a bad idea if you don't know what you're doing, and if you don't know what you're doing, why are you in the business of selling? Wouldn't you be interested in a venue that brings publicity to you and your clients?

I think I've been on the internet too long. It's Easter weekend, and my brain is tired. I'll be back on Monday. Don't worry, I'm not going far.

Abby