tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089597213803140907.post4722530921843837938..comments2023-10-24T11:43:18.859-04:00Comments on The Chaw Shop: Honest to BlogThe Chawmongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817936739545420642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089597213803140907.post-55692729418065598622009-12-08T09:59:44.093-05:002009-12-08T09:59:44.093-05:00I guess perfectionism is in our blood! Seriously,...I guess perfectionism is in our blood! Seriously, Virginia, if it's any consolation, your blog is one I look to as a model. Even though you agonize over your posts, you don't let that freeze you up -- it seems like you have something new posted almost every day, and it's always interesting, conversational, and a jumping-off point to a larger discussion... all of which is essential to this form. <br /><br />I think self-imposed quality control is important in the blogging world, since there are no editors to catch our mistakes, but for me as a reader, the occasional typo is less important than the larger project/voice of the blog... which is something I'm trying to remember as a writer, too. But it does take some getting used to. It's a brave new world for all of us, I guess.The Chawmongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941361350128880414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089597213803140907.post-68424144249417816772009-12-08T00:31:17.841-05:002009-12-08T00:31:17.841-05:00Oh, oh, oh, do I feel your pain here. I can spend ...Oh, oh, oh, do I feel your pain here. I can spend a good half an hour crafting the right Facebook update — but I didn't realize that committing to blogging daily would mean sacrificing an awful lot of sleep to revising and revising and revising (even the short posts). I do love the immediacy of the format, but I also get irked when I read other people's blogs and spot typos and unfinished thoughts. The idea that they're probably lurking all over the place on my blog (especially as I'm still developing the narrative threads and arguments and such) is completely horrifying. <br /><br />So thank you for reminding me that the blog is also about the conversation and the chance to connect personally with readers and writers... it's sort of like one big writer's workshop, I guess. And we can try (I said try! As I go reread my post for tomorrow morning) to leave the perfectionist polishing for the book writing. Argh.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905245951113933347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089597213803140907.post-4570993524168601292009-12-07T14:40:06.285-05:002009-12-07T14:40:06.285-05:00True, true. And dialog also "spills out"...True, true. And dialog also "spills out" into other blog posts. Of course, sometimes a bunch of people just write about the same thing in a bubble -- like those #twitter topics... But maybe such anti-rigor is part of blogging's immediacy?Eric Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094837793704960441noreply@blogger.com