It's the weekend and so I get some free time. Perhaps I should be writing (fiction writing, not blogging) but I'm doing another favorite activity - blog hopping.
Why I Visit Blogs
I visit blogs for many reasons. I like to keep current with the romance writing/reading/promotion news. I like to learn new things about writing and publishing so I read editors/agents/other writers/and even readers blogs. I can get lost in blogland for hours.
In the course of visiting other blogs, I find some I love, some I like, and some I don't like so much. Usually the ones I like share useful information about writing/promoting/or publishing. I also enjoy blogs that share gossip, opinions and news about the romance writing community. I also like to read about writers' day to day lives.
Why I follow a blog
Before I "follow" a blog I read several posts on the blog. Sometimes I may visit several days before following. If I enjoy the posts, if the blogger follows me, if the blogger comments on my blog and befriends me, I follow them.
However, I don't follow blogs that only post excerpts from their books. I also don't follow blogs that are purely book reviews. I don't follow blogs that bore me.
I want to learn and/or be entertained. I want to connect with other writers and readers. I want to meet interesting people. I want to get ideas for blog posts.
Why do you follow a blog?
Why do you follow blogs? Do you follow many?
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5 comments:
I like to follow blogs that'll mix things up a little. Writing advice and tips, interviews, the occasional excerpts, or a writer's daily struggles. Games and fun videos are nice too.
I try not to do the same-old, same-old everyday on my blog, but I notice I fall into a rut sometimes. It's very hard to stay fresh. And so many different things interest so many different people.
I like blogs that mix things up. I, also, follow blogs of people I enjoy- like you and Linda K (Above.) Unfortunately I don't always get to read blogs as day to day gets in the way.
I agree- who needs nothing but promo on a blog. Give me something fun/interesting. cheers~
You both sound like me. I love variety. I can't stand the same old things.
Interesting post as always Ashley. I may use this topic for a future BlogAnon post!
I follow anyone that I know follows us. And then there are those that I just connect with, that I look forward to, that give me something - fun, smart, useful, funny, motivating - on a consistent basis. I follow those gems when I find them.
I don't publicly follow anyone - i.e. through Blogger's "Follow Me" gadget. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings if they saw our little Bumble on someone's Followers gadget and wondered why we weren't following them. I just put sites in my Google Reader when I like them - like yours.
I like to keep up to date on people's lives, as well as their books/release dates/promo info news.
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