Comments on: A Reason to Write http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/2008/07/a-reason-to-write/ the design blog of matt brown - thingsthatarebrown.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matt http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/2008/07/a-reason-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Matt Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:08:28 +0000 http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/?p=12#comment-23 Everybody: Thanks so much for dropping in, and leaving such great comments. It's great to know that I'm not the only one with reservations about creative output, writing, and how to fit into this industry. Everybody:
Thanks so much for dropping in, and leaving such great comments. It’s great to know that I’m not the only one with reservations about creative output, writing, and how to fit into this industry.

]]> By: Matt http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/2008/07/a-reason-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Matt Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:09:42 +0000 http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/?p=12#comment-22 I'm in the *exact* same boat as you, Matt. I spent a year and change writing about web design – and I mean the most boring ephemera you can imagine, like the relevance of the kbd tag – before dumping it all a month or two ago and starting over. I'm at the same point as you. I'm writing regularly, seeing if some form, some topic, <em>anything</em> sticks. As to all those tools, services, whatever – I personally love them (save Facebook). But the part of me that loves them doesn't really overlap with my interest in front end web development, which is what I do with my working hours. There's the me that's interested in cultural phenomena. That part loves twitter. And then there's the me that loves making nice markup. That part's actually, oddly enough, more likely to gravitate towards <a href="http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/inspiration_series_posters/" rel="nofollow">pretty posters</a>. I've personally been too wrapped up in creating a "purpose" for my blog. I'm tired of things needing a purpose. If your blog has two heads, let it have two heads. And give each one a turn at the mic. Or something. I’m in the *exact* same boat as you, Matt. I spent a year and change writing about web design – and I mean the most boring ephemera you can imagine, like the relevance of the kbd tag – before dumping it all a month or two ago and starting over. I’m at the same point as you. I’m writing regularly, seeing if some form, some topic, anything sticks.

As to all those tools, services, whatever – I personally love them (save Facebook). But the part of me that loves them doesn’t really overlap with my interest in front end web development, which is what I do with my working hours.

There’s the me that’s interested in cultural phenomena. That part loves twitter. And then there’s the me that loves making nice markup. That part’s actually, oddly enough, more likely to gravitate towards pretty posters.

I’ve personally been too wrapped up in creating a “purpose” for my blog. I’m tired of things needing a purpose. If your blog has two heads, let it have two heads. And give each one a turn at the mic.

Or something.

]]> By: Matt Robin http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/2008/07/a-reason-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Matt Robin Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:44:52 +0000 http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/?p=12#comment-21 Hi Matt, I'm a Freelance Web Designer in the UK (who also has a 9-5 job which is non-web related) and I have subscribed to your RSS feed because Jeff Croft seems to think it'll be worth it (and he's right...so far!) I understand about some of the blogging hurdles you're approaching with this - a new blog - because I'm still an occasional blogger myself. I haven't written an article on my own site for weeks (err, months?!) now and, strangely enough, for very similar reasons that you've outlined - such as: " ...I don’t want them out unless their perfect." Yeah, I'm like that still, well, that and I've been a bit busy redesigning the site at the moment (when I've got time). Unlike you, I will leave comments all over the blogspheare (probably much to people's annoyance, haha!) because I'm sort of chatty and it shows the site owners that I've been there and have something to say about things. Hopefully my comments are relevant enough, not too weak, and not going to get me pelted with rotten tomatoes! ;) Oh yeah, I use emoticons wayyyyy too much as well! :D Hi Matt, I’m a Freelance Web Designer in the UK (who also has a 9-5 job which is non-web related) and I have subscribed to your RSS feed because Jeff Croft seems to think it’ll be worth it (and he’s right…so far!)

I understand about some of the blogging hurdles you’re approaching with this - a new blog - because I’m still an occasional blogger myself. I haven’t written an article on my own site for weeks (err, months?!) now and, strangely enough, for very similar reasons that you’ve outlined - such as: ” …I don’t want them out unless their perfect.” Yeah, I’m like that still, well, that and I’ve been a bit busy redesigning the site at the moment (when I’ve got time).

Unlike you, I will leave comments all over the blogspheare (probably much to people’s annoyance, haha!) because I’m sort of chatty and it shows the site owners that I’ve been there and have something to say about things. Hopefully my comments are relevant enough, not too weak, and not going to get me pelted with rotten tomatoes! ;)

Oh yeah, I use emoticons wayyyyy too much as well! :D

]]> By: Andi http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/2008/07/a-reason-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Andi Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:27:11 +0000 http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/?p=12#comment-20 I'm glad you've found your audience, and also glad that it turns out to be me! The 'outside/insider' thing is something I've been thinking about for a while, but haven't managed to elucidate - Thanks for that too. Looking forward to your perspective on things! I’m glad you’ve found your audience, and also glad that it turns out to be me! The ‘outside/insider’ thing is something I’ve been thinking about for a while, but haven’t managed to elucidate - Thanks for that too.

Looking forward to your perspective on things!

]]> By: Justin Michael http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/2008/07/a-reason-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Justin Michael Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:02:29 +0000 http://thingsthatarebrown.com/blog/?p=12#comment-19 Nope, you're not alone. This is the first comment I've posted on a blog in... a long time. Good piece. Inspiring, even. Keep going. Nope, you’re not alone. This is the first comment I’ve posted on a blog in… a long time.

Good piece. Inspiring, even.

Keep going.

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