This new blog isn't really working for me. I mean, its not like the old one was fascinating, witty or wise, but it did fell more like MINE. Now I am trying to be a bit cautious about what I reveal about myself and others , without losing the point of having the blog at all. This is where I come to whine and moan about how miserable I am...yes? Where I talk (mostly to myself probably, but I am grateful for those of you lovely readers who have persevered) about what I am feeling, what is happening in my head. This is not a diary of events, detailing my glamorous life, because I don't HAVE a glamorous life. I am not a frustrated writer looking for a book deal which is just as well, because hey, I'm not much of a writer at all. It is just my random ramble, my way of trying to stay sane.
Only somehow if I am censoring what I say, it doesn't work so well. Hmmm. Maybe I will find some sort of balance. Maybe not. Right now it feels a bit complicated
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I'm sure it will all work itself out. Right now you just may be super-cautious and hyper-aware of privacy concerns, but this may lessen in time - at least enough for you to find your comfort level. Give yourself credit: you're trying to change your blog style, and everyone knows how hard change can be!
ReplyDeleteI don't know. It doesn't feel great here to me for some reason. I suspect that is simply because you don't feel right here yet and I can sense that?
ReplyDeleteI miss seeing some of the jolly commenters here (Steve and Saggy in particular) - they always read what you wrote, thought about it and said something helpful or amusing. I am sure they do not realise your new blogs exists. Maybe you should tell them?
I dunno. I always find that any unease I have re blogging relates to my feelings about my audience. I like to have a feel for who is reading and you only get that through comments. I'm not bothered about comment count - one long thoughtful comment is easily better than 20 "oh I'm so sorry" or "how lovely" ones but it's good to feel someone is reading and that they understand I suppose. Otherwise it seems a bit pointless to blog and probably wiser to write in a private place.
Perhaps blogging no longer has a place in your life?
Oh I don't know.
I hope you carry on anyway and that you find a way to make this place work for you.
Just keep rambling! You changed blog because someone you knew found you so it's only natural you should be a bit cautious at first. It probably doesn't help that you are feeling miserable as well. Stick with it and see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteNo, Reluctant Blogger! Don't tell her to stop blogging! I felt the *exact* same way when I closed down my old blog, and started up the new one. It felt weird to be writing somewhere else, and it was sad to lose some of my readers (although all of my favourites eventually found me again!). I think it just takes time to settle into a blog. I think we all felt that way with our very first blog, but we forget we felt like that because the old blog came to be a home. In time, though, "Just Me", this blog will start to feel like home, too. Just give it time.
ReplyDeleteAnd your writing is not boring! Far from it! I know how you feel, though. My life seems so dull lately, and I'm terrified of boring my readers to tears.