Post by account_disabled on Dec 10, 2023 1:27:02 GMT -5
This unscheduled post was born from some comments read in Cristiana Tumedei's post on QuiCopy, in which she illustrated the various reasons why a blog doesn't work , and from others left in mine, when I talked about how to go back to writing in an abandoned blog . I was particularly struck by Kinsy 's comment left on QuiCopy and also by Cristiana's replies, which I agree with. Does opening a blog just to publish stories, Kinsy said, and to receive criticism and comments entice the reader to follow that blog? Cristiana's answer was the only one possible and I summarize it in five points: define a project for the blog; think about goals; identify the topics to be discussed; offer valuable content to the reader; vary the contents.
A blog that only publishes short stories cannot be useful to readers. Not to belittle those who love writing and want to stand out, but because when you are unknown you cannot attract readers Phone Number Data only with our stories. Define a project for the blog I took the "Kinsy case" as an example, but anyone can identify with this problem. Stopping writing in a blog also involves - and I underline also - the lack of a project behind it. Publishing only short stories does not constitute a project. Publishing short stories is part of the project. Think about goals If the goal of an emerging writer is precisely to emerge, he cannot think of doing so by writing and publishing only short stories. Why? Because the stories constitute the promotional element of the blog.
Short stories are a web marketing strategy for a writer. But in a blog you cannot and must not only sell, you must also and above all offer. Identify the topics to be discussed The blog project has this utility: that of discovering and understanding, depending on the objectives, which topics are to be covered in the blog. Writing short stories is not a topic to be discussed. A blog must have a theme. A blog, etymologically (web log = diary on the web), is precisely a sort of online diary, in which to discuss one or more topics. Offer valuable content Readers want to read good, interesting content. A story can certainly be valid and interesting, but readers want something else: they want to acquire information and knowledge. They want to learn, solve their problems, reflect. Vary the contents A blog cannot always publish only the same topic. The reader loves news, the reader wants to be involved. I talked about the blog as if it were our home: a house is not made up of just one room, to be habitable it needs multiple rooms, each with its own function.
A blog that only publishes short stories cannot be useful to readers. Not to belittle those who love writing and want to stand out, but because when you are unknown you cannot attract readers Phone Number Data only with our stories. Define a project for the blog I took the "Kinsy case" as an example, but anyone can identify with this problem. Stopping writing in a blog also involves - and I underline also - the lack of a project behind it. Publishing only short stories does not constitute a project. Publishing short stories is part of the project. Think about goals If the goal of an emerging writer is precisely to emerge, he cannot think of doing so by writing and publishing only short stories. Why? Because the stories constitute the promotional element of the blog.
Short stories are a web marketing strategy for a writer. But in a blog you cannot and must not only sell, you must also and above all offer. Identify the topics to be discussed The blog project has this utility: that of discovering and understanding, depending on the objectives, which topics are to be covered in the blog. Writing short stories is not a topic to be discussed. A blog must have a theme. A blog, etymologically (web log = diary on the web), is precisely a sort of online diary, in which to discuss one or more topics. Offer valuable content Readers want to read good, interesting content. A story can certainly be valid and interesting, but readers want something else: they want to acquire information and knowledge. They want to learn, solve their problems, reflect. Vary the contents A blog cannot always publish only the same topic. The reader loves news, the reader wants to be involved. I talked about the blog as if it were our home: a house is not made up of just one room, to be habitable it needs multiple rooms, each with its own function.