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Author:  Sir J. Sandefur [ April 5th, 2013, 3:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Beginning the journey of a blog...
Greetings HW! After praying and speaking with friends and comrades, I have decided to begin part of my writing journey through the practice of keeping an online journal in two places:

The first will be at http://joshuassandefur.wordpress.com. I decided on this one primarily as a response to a conversation my wife and I had about keeping a journal during the time she is pregnant as I allow God to change me from a husband to a father. It will continue on after that as my wife, our daughter and I grow.

The second will be at http://www.WhispersFromTheKing.com. This will be the official place where I keep the parables and psalms (poetry) that I write from time to time. My hope with this site is that it would be a haven for those who are battle weary to be strengthened and to be reminded of who they are in Christ.

I want to ask those here who have a blog/website if you have any advice to a beginning blogger/writer. I know we all have capacity to grow in our knowledge of craft, but there is a practical wisdom that comes with experience as well. Any resources (websites, books, blogs) would be appreciated as well.

I am excited to see how beginning to write again will grow. :dieshappy:
Author:  Cain [ April 5th, 2013, 5:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Beginning the journey of a blog...
Hmm... I've had a blog for a year or two now. I don't have any particular advice. I've noticed that I prefer Blogger over Wordpress. Blogger is just easier for me to comprehend. But you already chose which sites you were going to use, so never mind that. :rofl:

With your JoshuaSSandefur blog, the only advice I have would be to post at least someone consistently; I have the problem of posting sporadically, which makes it harder for my followers to know when to check back for a post (unless they check their blog feed every day, which I doubt many of them do).

I don't think it's as important to post consistently with your writing blog, though it might be nice to if you have the time. I don't think it's as important though, since most people should realize that writing takes time, and you can't have a new piece of writing up at the exact same time each week/month/etcetera.

I'll try to think of more advice. Until then, I wish you the best of luck! :D
Author:  Mistress Kidh [ April 6th, 2013, 8:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Beginning the journey of a blog...
Copyblogger is a really good site. Go down to the tutorials. They have a lot of material that can help bloggers. :)
Author:  Lady Elanor [ August 23rd, 2013, 3:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Beginning the journey of a blog...
I love your blogs, Joshua. :) I really like the themes you have used.

To be honest I'm not a blogger. I do have a blog, but I don't use it much. So the only advice I can give is to post consistently, on a regular basis maybe even on the same day every week, so people get used to when your posts come out. Also, I can't seem to follow your blog? It's a good option to have, as people who have follow get reminders every time you post, so they come and read etc. I may just be missing it, but I can't spot the Follow button etc. :)
Author:  Riniel Jasmina [ August 29th, 2013, 9:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Beginning the journey of a blog...
CONSTANT VIGILANCE!

But really, consistency is very important. With my blog, I tend to post on a whim, after the whim has been thought through for several months before I get the words just right. That doesn't really work well for a blog... I'm trying to revamp it and plan out and write several posts so I can release them weekly or something... So if you learn a whole lot in one week, write about it, but maybe stagger the posts a bit just in case you only learn a one blog post lesson over the next week. :D
Author:  Politician de Paz [ August 30th, 2013, 1:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Beginning the journey of a blog...
I agree with everyone else. Post consistently and post interesting stuff. Maybe make a schedule for yourself if that's easier.
And if you have an idea, write it down before the last minute, because it's a real pain to realize "I have to release a post today!" and have to scrounge for a post in five minutes. I speak from experience. :P
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