Shotgun Blogging

As it is too hot to finish off my serial fiction post, here is a reblog from 2015. Many of you will have seen it.

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I have been perusing other blogs of late, and drawing some personal conclusions about the nature of many blogs, including my own. Some of my favourite blogs publish articles of great import, sparingly posted. They are usually sumptuously illustrated, or have accompanying photographs, generally of high quality. Although they do not appear that often, the response from their audience is always immediate, and in great numbers. These bloggers are at the high end of this pastime, the careful craftsmen in our blogging community. They have experimented, worked hard and meticulously, and achieved something enduring, with work to be proud of. I think of them as the Guild Bloggers, masters of the art.

Then there are the Niche Bloggers, predominantly photographers, poets, or writers of published works. They post only about their subject of interest. We might see something of their travels, or their personal developments in their chosen field, but…

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14 thoughts on “Shotgun Blogging

  1. Just hoping my blog doesn’t come under the category of Disturbing Blogs 🤔😳😂. I write for the joy of writing and if anyone else reads it and enjoys it, that’s an added bonus.

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  2. I am sure I’ve read some of your posts about blogging, but not this one, and I love the way you classify blogs and bloggers. Very accurate and still as relevant as then. Stay safe and thanks for always being there and bringing variety to us.

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