Comments on: Is blogging killing writing?

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By: Bethany

Bethany — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:10:11 +0000

I know people like to make wild claims, but come now. That's like saying the existence of ice cream will keep anyone from eating spinach. Things can actually coexist, people. (Mmmm…spinach.)

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:22:31 +0000

I'm writing a "blogoir," (blog meets memoir) which will serve as a first draft of a book-length memoir. I love the structure that weekly or bi-weekly blogging provides. I have developed a nice following, and it sure beats writing in isolation, wondering if my work will resonate with anyone once it sees the light of day.

By: MaryWitzl

MaryWitzl — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:43:40 +0000

I like the challenge of generating written text on a regular basis and getting feedback from others. I don't think of blogging as writing per se, but I do feel it has helped me hone my skills to some extent, and work to a deadline. It's easy to churn out indifferent prose, but harder to think of complete pieces with beginnings and endings that make sense.

It works best for me if I use blogging as a reward after getting a certain amount of writing (or, more likely, rewriting) done.

By: TheWeeklyVista

TheWeeklyVista — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:51:47 +0000

I think blogging appeals to our human need for instant gratification, instant feedback. Why spend years “writing” when you can only spend minutes blogging, or tweeting, or whatever?

But there’s still something to be said for the amount of time it takes to produce something. If babies could be gestated in a day then motherhood would be a trivial thing; anyone could do it. I think writers of the future will have to do both: produce for the instant market and also for the timeless. There’s no reason to complain about it. Just gotta do it.

By: middle grade ninja

middle grade ninja — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:13:59 +0000

I keep my blogging time completely separate from my scheduled daily writing time on my WIP. My WIP gets its morning work no matter what while my blog is only updated if I have time in the evenings. Also, most of my blog posts are reviews of books. Even if no one read the posts, it's useful for me to write one each week to keep up on my reading and to force myself to put into writing my thoughts on other people's writing. When reviewing and writing fiction, it’s not important that I be right, only that I have an opinion. In my case, I think blogging has strengthened my manuscript writing. If I find a situation in my WIP similar to a book I’ve reviewed (though never exactly the same), I can reread my review and apply the lesson I learned there. If I don't think something worked in someone else's book, chances are it won't work in mine either.

By: Lynda Young

Lynda Young — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:55:31 +0000

short pieces can be well writing. The craft will remain. But our attention spans are shrinking, so those "long, satisfying narratives" will likely become a dying breed.

By: Clix

Clix — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:30:53 +0000

Hm. No, I think just the opposite is the case: the more you write, the better you get at it. Blogging is much more accessible to novice writers than even short stories and essays. As you continue, there's a natural longing to define your online identity, and one of the ways to do this is by developing your voice. There's also more opportunity to experiment, since you've got next to nothing to lose, and you can get feedback from readers almost immediately.

If the novel has any competition, it's not from blogs or tweets, it's from movies. I'll be interested to see how the advent of affordable amateur equipment and software shapes film as a genre.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:47:45 +0000

Thanks for the link; it's definitely a question worth pondering.