tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post1836848227631939121..comments2024-03-08T05:24:28.285-05:00Comments on Nevets.QST: The Reason I BlogC. N. Nevetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post-70174185704387070272011-07-28T09:13:38.961-04:002011-07-28T09:13:38.961-04:00Social networking is important, but it is not what...Social networking is important, but it is not what will sell my book, no way. At least if that were the case, I would honestly give up writing as a professional author altogether. The huge things that sell books: Writing and selling a good book and then writing and selling another good book. Period. Everything else is just piled on top of another called marketing and it pushes the book out there, but does not sell it by any means. Word of mouth sells it. Huge marketing dollars by huge publishers get more visibility and faster sell rates. Blogging? That's for me to deal with everything else and to connect to others and make friends. Love it. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post-54462676832793486422011-07-22T03:55:22.755-04:002011-07-22T03:55:22.755-04:00Yeah! I love those special moments. I started blog...Yeah! I love those special moments. I started blogging because I heard (correctly, it turns out) that platform helps writers get published. <br /><br />But then I met people like you and I realized what it really meant to be part of an online community.<br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post-91168451889548120862011-07-21T20:52:19.534-04:002011-07-21T20:52:19.534-04:00@Scott - Thanks! I think that's a great way o...@Scott - Thanks! I think that's a great way of putting it!<br /><br />@Jennifer - Cool! I think I've found that I gravitate more toward keeping up with blogs written from this kind of mindset more than the more traditional platform-building writer's blog.<br /><br />@Frances - I think that's a great additional point. One of the reasons that this networking and connecting is important <i>is</i> because the writing thing itself is isolated.<br /><br />And yay for our birthday! :)<br /><br />@Jake - haha I love that. I haven't been to a writing conference in close to twenty years (went as a young teen), but I've gone to other professional conferences in the mean time, and it's true. Blogging can often feel like that.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post-29587848367794852602011-07-21T08:24:35.098-04:002011-07-21T08:24:35.098-04:00I'm pretty sure I started blogging because I h...I'm pretty sure I started blogging because I had the idea in my head that if you're a new author, you have to blog. But by now, that's not the reason I go on.<br /><br />Livia Blackburne had a post on a similar subject and she mentioned that author blogs are more like a perpetual writer's conference than platform building. This is so true, and that's what makes this whole blogging thing so much fun.Jake Heneganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031767958230378191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post-68189959520293047942011-07-21T04:05:09.532-04:002011-07-21T04:05:09.532-04:00I agree with you, Nevets. It's the exchange of...I agree with you, Nevets. It's the exchange of ideas, the debates etc that make blogging fun. Also, writing is a lonely business, and communicating with other writers (and non-writers) is reassuring in an odd kind of way!<br /><br />And I found someone to share my birthday with!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post-4796636723452138262011-07-21T03:16:16.144-04:002011-07-21T03:16:16.144-04:00I blog for the exact same reasons you do. I starte...I blog for the exact same reasons you do. I started blogging when I had nothing to promote and just wanted to connect with other writers going through what I was going through. I've met some good people through the blog world and my favorite part about blogging will always be the conversation.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681522276752048718.post-20177665559219128192011-07-21T00:17:01.551-04:002011-07-21T00:17:01.551-04:00Great insight Nevets. I always thought that I only...Great insight Nevets. I always thought that I only had something to write because I was out living life. If I wasn't out living life then I had nothing to write. That what this post sounds like to me; the goals are incidentals. Living, interacting, and conversing is the fabric (if that makes any sense). Good read!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573663638391382162noreply@blogger.com