Summer seems a good time for blog maintenance, so I’ve got some questions I’d like to throw out to you, dear Reader. If you’d take a few moments and leave your thoughts in the comments, I’d really, really, REALLY appreciate it!
Over the last year and a half, I’ve blogged about a range of topics – including:
- What’s going on generally in my life and with my writing projects (Writer’s Workspace, monthly updates, etc.)
- Writing topics that I’ve been thinking about/struggling with, etc. (drafting, revising, character development, outlining, inspiration, etc.)
- Book reviews (almost exclusively SF/F reviews)
- Anthropological musings (from ways anthropology can impact fiction writing to cool discoveries in archaeology – Anthropology 101 and Stranger than Fiction)
- Convention and workshop reviews/reports (experiences, insights, value gained, etc.)
- Travel (my personal travel adventures)
- Food (Food for Thought features that include recipes you can integrate with writing time)
- Musings on current events or political topics (this isn’t something I do to frequently, but my recent post on feminism is a good example)
- and the recently added Worth 1000 words 2x weekly feature (a (hopefully) cool photo to entertain or prompt a story idea)
Of these topics and features, which do you like best or least? Which would you like to see more of and which make you groan when you click through to the blog and find them at the top of the page?
I’ve also considered adding new features to the blog. Maybe weekly writing prompts or link roundups, for example. What kinds of things do you wish I was blogging about that I don’t?
How often do you read the blog and how regularly would you like to see new posts?
I’d also love to know a little bit about you. How did you find my blog in the first place? Who are you and what interests you? If you have a blog you think I should be reading, include a link!
Overall, I’d just love to hear what you’re thinking. What do you enjoy about the blog and what would you like to see change?
I’m weird, I like them all. And I typically read you through the RSS feed. So whenever that gets updated and you have a new post, it comes up in the list. Typically I don’t run more than a week behind in reading posts.
I read pretty much everything you post, when I notice there’s a new post. Usually that’s via FB. I missed a few in the last couple of months. As for improvements, more chicks and explosions. Pretty much everything gets better with more chicks and explosions.
I second Eric Kelley’s requests.
I mean wait, no, don’t listen to anything he says!
I really liked the writer’s workspace updates, especially with the screen snippets. I’d love to see more of these from other blogs on your link round up? That’s my vote for something new. I also do love your book reviews and have read things you’ve rec’d.
I like everything you write, too. However my favourites are the food postings and the book reviews.
Thanks to everyone who’s responded so far.
So, to sum up…more chicks and explosions, more book reviews, and more screen snippets (from my and other blogs)….