tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post5536565874982960924..comments2024-02-14T15:27:59.577-05:00Comments on Bukowski's Basement: ARE BLOGS DEAD? THEY JUST MAY BE...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-78813613595438344912012-12-18T15:57:45.124-05:002012-12-18T15:57:45.124-05:00I started my blog the same way I started everythin...I started my blog the same way I started everything else, late. It took me a long time to find my voice and once I found it, I couldn't shut up. My blog has certainly morphed over the past couple of years. In the beginning, I just wanted to tell my story. Now I want to write a well told story. I love the act of writing and revealing truths. But, maybe it's time to evolve again (which is how I found this post, typing in "Are blogs dead" into the Google search box). My blog has been a way to grow as a writer, because we need an audience to spur us on and help us craft our voices. But it's time to head out to bigger, greener pastures, whatever that means. I think it means it's time to try and recognize my worth by selling something instead of slaving over a post that I give away on a weekly basis. If it works, great. If not, check out my blog!William Dameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129769129251689759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-5981336159784625232012-12-16T23:32:39.616-05:002012-12-16T23:32:39.616-05:00I love what you guys tend to be up too. This kind ...I love what you guys tend to be up too. This kind <br />of clever work and exposure! Keep up the terrific works guys <br />I've included you guys to my own blogroll.<br /><i>Look into my blog</i> : <b><a href="http://turaco.360bookmarks.com/technology/ways-to-get-gone-acne-fast-using-issues-found-in-your-property/" rel="nofollow">try to</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-24016504642741976682012-12-13T21:43:27.770-05:002012-12-13T21:43:27.770-05:00Lol. I'm glad someone read them.
I've be...Lol. I'm glad someone read them. <br /><br />I've been lost in Wisconsin, learning to love green and gold. Lmao!<br /><br />And too tired to string two sentences together. :(Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410730283603224430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-16811008260444111922012-12-13T02:07:56.857-05:002012-12-13T02:07:56.857-05:00Hey Ms. Kat: Where YOU BEEN?? You have to keep it ...Hey Ms. Kat: Where YOU BEEN?? You have to keep it up... Really dug those dark stories... Truly did.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-69416765635667266852012-12-12T21:23:49.184-05:002012-12-12T21:23:49.184-05:00I'm about as anti Twitter as a person could po...I'm about as anti Twitter as a person could possibly be. I much prefer the idea of writing thought provoking, bizarre, and occasionally depressing blogs--even if no one's reading them. Let me be the lunatic in a tinfoil hat ranting about 12-21-12. LOL. Seriously, my blog has been dead for over a year. I logged on tonight and couldn't remember my password! Lmao!<br /><br />I missed my blog though. Really wanted to visit it and see old friends. You know how it goes. Is blogging dead? Or does life just get in the way? Maybe I'll come back to it when I'm 90. But by then the kids will be transmitting psychic thoughts on alpha waves or doing some other networking thing that I won't understand. Lol. <br /><br />In any case...it's good to see ya Ant. :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410730283603224430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-76973971186423392532012-12-10T02:40:05.682-05:002012-12-10T02:40:05.682-05:00... 'literary corpse' ... I like the ring ...... 'literary corpse' ... I like the ring of that, Sir PI.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-45888453960463777252012-12-10T02:39:09.314-05:002012-12-10T02:39:09.314-05:00Oh man, Kev ... I have a love/hate relationship wi...Oh man, Kev ... I have a love/hate relationship with twitter. The peeps I know that love it, loooooooooooove it. I've found it to be a necessary evil. I've found that HootSuite helps with all of my twittering since I manage three accounts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-90678343384103826652012-12-10T02:37:33.129-05:002012-12-10T02:37:33.129-05:00Thanks, Caleb for letting us know about Google'...Thanks, Caleb for letting us know about Google's authorship markup... I set it up via my day dig on NJ.com but I must admit it seemed a tad wonky at first. That siad, it is pretty cool to see a mini-tumbnail next to your Google search result.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-13657074941585702482012-12-10T02:35:10.201-05:002012-12-10T02:35:10.201-05:00ThomG:
Thanks for popping by ... I look forward ...ThomG: <br /><br />Thanks for popping by ... I look forward to reading some of your flash... I'll keep my eyes peeled.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-27319566393501799642012-12-10T02:33:53.327-05:002012-12-10T02:33:53.327-05:00Hey RaShelle: You bring up great points about quic...Hey RaShelle: You bring up great points about quickie sites Pinterest - which I find to be super easy to use. <br /><br />* PS - Great to see your books on Amazon...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-12773117802605563422012-12-09T21:55:38.232-05:002012-12-09T21:55:38.232-05:00Is it that blogging is dead or merely certain type...Is it that blogging is dead or merely certain types of blogs? <br /><br />Certainly there are plenty of literary corpses out there - blogs with just the one or so entries before the author gave up in a pique of despair that writing actually requires some degree of work. And quite possibly the realisation that no-one except their therapist might be interested in their stream-of-consciousness ramblings. Anonymous PIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734479022755649959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-19269244571007093762012-12-09T19:20:04.377-05:002012-12-09T19:20:04.377-05:00Great post Ant - timely and thought provoking....I...Great post Ant - timely and thought provoking....I think (as others have pointed out) that blogs have evolved over the past couple of years. I resisted Tumblr but I've found over the past couple of months I've transitioned one of my blogs in that direction, and as a marketing vehicle, I'm using Tumblr to promote Lost Exit more than its original website....more visual options and a whole different world of readers. I am not yet on Twitter but Facebook is an integral part of my online presence.<br /><br />Off to check out Authorship Markup (and finish my next Fight card entry and work on another book and post a couple of updates on FB...)Kevin Michaels https://www.blogger.com/profile/02368693689742661501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-80694248485132745272012-12-09T18:28:52.232-05:002012-12-09T18:28:52.232-05:00Thank you for the mention, Anthony, and for the co...Thank you for the mention, Anthony, and for the compliments. As you say, blogs aren't dead, but they have evolved. In fact, something not too many people know about yet is Authorship Markup (Google it) which helps align your content no matter where you post. So, if you contribute to various blogs, you can help Google see all of that content as belonging to you. It's becoming less about the value of a blog itself and more about the value of the blogger.Caleb J. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416183447279235446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-67984061253317445822012-12-09T18:20:54.878-05:002012-12-09T18:20:54.878-05:00Great post. I started my blog in 2005 to help get ...Great post. I started my blog in 2005 to help get over the death of my mother. Then it morphed into a place where i could test short fiction. I spent two years posting every single day. It got to be too much. <br />Not, it's hit-or-miss. I thought about being a better blogger in 2013, and I still am angling toward that goal. Maybe write shorter posts, more about my life, as well as flash fiction. <br />I still think a blog, for a writer, has a place. But you have to pimp that place on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook to get seen.Thom Gabrukiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286670695334830471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-12860418985859305872012-12-09T18:04:51.953-05:002012-12-09T18:04:51.953-05:00Hey, Anthony -
Blogs aren't dead, but they a...Hey, Anthony - <br /><br />Blogs aren't dead, but they also aren't as necessary as they once were. I do consider my blog my "home base," but it isn't the same as even a year ago, when I would wake up and first thing, check my blog. Time is def an issue, but more than that, other social media, like Pinterest, and Twitter, let me say what I have to say a lot faster. Still, I do post on it a few times a month. <br /><br />Good luck on your writing ventures. Can't wait to read more of your stuff. =)RaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-50601606952024051652012-12-09T17:07:42.000-05:002012-12-09T17:07:42.000-05:00Hey Angel ... Long time no see/speak... I hope you...Hey Angel ... Long time no see/speak... I hope you're well ... You bring up many great points about that social nature of what we do ... Keep on keepin' on ... <br /><br />AnthonyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-12226923620127868052012-12-09T17:06:11.690-05:002012-12-09T17:06:11.690-05:00hey Linda! Thanks so much for reading. It's gr...hey Linda! Thanks so much for reading. It's great to see that some peeps are still around to read long posts. I hope you and your projects are well... Peace. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-19066691206231450852012-12-09T09:14:19.877-05:002012-12-09T09:14:19.877-05:00A great post, Anthony.
I don’t believe blogs are ...A great post, Anthony.<br /><br />I don’t believe blogs are dead. There are just constantly evolving into the next, best, most efficient communication trend. There will always be readers who want to know more about the writers they admire— more than just my twitter announcement of the scrumptious lasagna I just inhaled. I would have loved to have been able to interact with writers I loved in my youth, like James Crumley. Oh the comments I would have posted on his blog.<br /><br />For any writer, this whole blogging / social media self-promotions can be terribly overwhelming and, sometimes, even out of character. Of course, lack of time is the greatest factor, but there's also keeping track of reader interest / behaviors through analytics and such, and just plain keeping the posts interesting and engaging. Tough job. It also helps if the writer is naturally a social person, which I am not, so sharing my love for cats (of which the love in my heart for them is Grinch-like small) has never been on my agenda.<br /><br />Every writer rather be writing than anything else.<br /><br />Without a doubt, interaction with readers is absolutely vital for writers, but every writer must determine how far they’re willing to go with it. Blog / Facebook/ tweet all you want, but don’t forget to get out from behind the typewriter and physically meet your readers: attend readings, workshops, whatever it takes.Angel Zapatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166540490117426226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-72618423261879197002012-12-09T06:49:44.442-05:002012-12-09T06:49:44.442-05:00Great post. For some time I have been contemplatin...Great post. For some time I have been contemplating putting my blog to rest because of my inability to: 1) blog as frequently as I'd like; 2) read others' blogs; and 3) feed the social media gods. Like you, I just do not have time, and when I do have time, I prefer to spend it writing on my current projects.<br /><br />That said, the ease of the 'like' and the character limits of twitter allow for the writerly equivalent of the soundbyte. And though I am a huge fan of micro-fiction, I really do not want to go the easy route. Facebook, twitter, pinterest, tumblr--they go buy too quick and often fail to have the engaging content I desire. I want to read indepth posts such as this one because they say something. <br /><br />So I hear you, and I agree, but the writer in me wants to fight against both convergence and compression. Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.com