tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11000494.post5438886980186005244..comments2023-09-26T02:56:04.683-05:00Comments on Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Optimist: Blog HoningNathan Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618816092900455135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11000494.post-496823581618666602023-05-20T01:46:14.273-05:002023-05-20T01:46:14.273-05:00Hi thanks ffor posting thisHi thanks ffor posting thisOmelette Recipeshttps://www.eggcooks.com/omelettes/taco_omelette_with_ham_cheese_and_tomato_5457481994.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11000494.post-14673535277062084922008-04-01T12:15:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:15:00.000-05:00I'm here!Let me say first that my responses to Joh...I'm here!<BR/><BR/>Let me say first that my responses to John's blogger profile came after only a few weeks blogging myself. Now, I would not be so narrow about blogging advice. Writing about life, the universe, and everything is a fine thing to do, if that is what the aim of the blogger is. I can especially see how a blogger might want to do that if the blog is intended primarily for family and friends, or if it is just a forum where the blogger can do on-line journaling.<BR/><BR/>My thoughts about consistent subject matter came more out of an "op/ed perspective", probably because that's what I had been doing in the United Methodist Reporter for sometime before I started blogging. I was interested in starting a blog where I could write more frequently than my bi-weekly column, and where I could elaborate on subjects in more depth. Also, like any writer I was interested in developing a readership.<BR/><BR/>So I guess I'd say this: If a blogger does want a blog to be a way of entering into public debate and conversation on a limited subject area (e.g., Gen X and the Church), then that advice I gave a couple of years ago is probably still accurate. But naturally, there are many reasons to blog that do not fit the model I have pursued. For that matter, Locusts & Honey is a great example of a blog with tremendous content and a large readership that is about as eclectic as you can imagine!<BR/><BR/>I'd also add that I have not stayed as strictly within the parameters I originally planned to observe, either. I don't think it is really possible to grow a readership if you blog less than a couple of times a week (in fact, three times is probably ideal). And for me to be able to do that, I sometimes have to find subjects to blog about that are more personal, more academic, or more secular than the "Gen X and the Church" label that I have self-chosen. But again, I think that's okay. It has helped me write more consistently and probably adds a little flavor to my usual fare.Andrew C. Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219444874913518106noreply@blogger.com