Wednesday, August 01, 2007

So had I kept up the pace, this weekend would have seen the completion of 100 posts in 100 days. All told I ended up with 78 posts, which I don't think is bad; however some of them them definitely don't really count, and I have yet to chronicle the intern stories (I will) or write Church reviews (forthcoming) nor perform at an open mic (which I absolutely must do for many reasons before mid September).

I think I learned a lot. I did have a few bright spots including the roommate stories and my courtroom drama, as well as a few other good posts. I really like the real time story arcs, like getting acclimated to living alone (1 2 3 4 5 cont.) or my trip back home (1 2 3 4 5 6). I'd like to do more of this: the trick is to recognize potentially interesting situations while they draw out, and hope that they have some snippy conclusion. Also, blogging on a Friday or Saturday night is stupid.

The hardest part was balancing the need to post with my ability to post something worthwhile. I was not happy about chugging out something I wasn't satisfied with, but if I wait until I'm satisfied I take about four too many months to finish a story. I don't necessarily like putting numbers on things, but I think if I can motivate myself to average 2-3 posts per week, it'd be a good pace. The biggest issue of all is the comments. Evidently, directly soliciting comments doesn't solicit too many comments, and being funny and witty and engaging isn't enough to motivate people to comment either. Unfortunately, not commenting doesn't exactly encourage me to be funny and witty and engaging. It's a vicious cycle, and once I solve that mystery, I'm pretty sure I will easily be the greatest blogger ever.