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By: Sharon Sarmiento

Sharon Sarmiento — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:07:08 +0000

Hey Roger–thanks for stopping by! I like your approach of waiting to post again if the current post is still getting lots of discussion. That probably makes it easier to build community also–everyone is on the same discussion at the same time, rather than getting swept away like the Red Queen trying to keep up with the latest posts.
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Thanks Raj–

Oh yeah, it is just embarrassing how long it takes me to write a post.

It takes anywhere from 2 -7 or more hours to write up an essay post. And then to find the right image–it’s a full scale production!

Maybe I’ll try to sprinkle in some shorter pieces so I don’t always feel like I’m writing the great American novel every time :-).

By: raj

raj — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:18:18 +0000

Sharon, you definitely have a compelling, storytelling style of writing. And what’s easy to forget is that it takes time to write like that, to agonize over the wording, the flow, etc. For me, I like to have the opportunity to write both and short and indepth posts in a given day, though not necessarily on the same blog.

By: Roger von Oech

Roger von Oech — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:36:52 +0000

Hi Sharon,

Great treatment of the “Red Queen” effect — especially as it relates to blogging. I like how you brought “Woot” into the picture!

Personally, I’ve found that 3 posts a week works pretty well — especially if they are pieces that I’ve spent some time thinking about. Also, if a post is picking up comments, and an internal discussion is taking place, then I’ll leave it longer before adding a new post.

BTW: thanks for the kind comment over the Creative Think blog.

Best wishes to you and your readers!

By: Sharon Sarmiento

Sharon Sarmiento — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:10:08 +0000

Hey Maryam–welcome! Yes, the posting pressure can take it’s toll after a while! The admiration is mutual ;-).

Hi Raj, thanks so much for your kind and generous words. I appreciate it, and you’re one of those bloggers who I don’t know how in the world you can write so much and still have posts that are long and in depth. The Herculean stamina gene is obviously in your DNA!

Re: writing when the muse strikes. It’s a novel idea isn’t it? I mean, it’s hard for a person who blogs for a living on multiple sites to do that all the time, but definitely on our personal blogs we could adapt that philosophy.

That’s it–I’m definitely changing to that way of doing things. On my own blog I’m going to write when the muse strikes. I feel a wave of relief washing over me already!:-)

By: raj

raj — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:15:46 +0000

Sharon: Definitely a nice treatment of the problem. I just wrote about the exact same thing a few days ago, but in nowhere nearly an entertaining manner as you did. It makes me realize that I am happy writing when the muse strikes (at least for my own blogs).