Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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What We Want

I found this pair of nifty lists on "How to Save the World."

WHAT THE BLOGOSPHERE WANTS MORE OF

Blog readers want to see more:
- original research,surveys etc.
- original,well-crafted fiction
- great finds: resources,blogs,essays, artistic works
- news not found anywhere else
- category killers: aggregators that capture the best of many blogs/feeds, so they need not be read individually
- clever, concise political opinion consistent with their own views
- benchmarks,quantitative analysis
- personal stories,experiences,lessons learned
- first-hand accounts
- live reports from events
- insight:leading-edge thinking & novel perspectives
- short educational pieces
- relevant "aha" graphics
- great photos
- useful tools and checklists
- précis, summaries, reviews and other time-savers
- fun stuff: quizzes, self-evaluations, other interactive content

Blog writers want to see more:
- constructive criticism, reaction, feedback
- 'thank you' comments, and why readers liked their post
- requests for future posts on specific subjects
- foundation articles: posts that writers can build on, on their own blogs
- reading lists/aggregations of material on specific, leading-edge subjects that writers can use as resource material
- wonderful examples of writing of a particular genre, that they can learn from
- comments that engender lively discussion
- guidance on how to write in the strange world of weblogs


Both of those seem pretty accurate to me, from my dual perspective as a reader and writer. What about you?
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  • 6 comments
maryrobinette

maryrobinette

April 14 2008, 03:54:15 UTC 13 years ago

Looks like a good pair of lists to me.
lady_ravenlocke

lady_ravenlocke

April 14 2008, 21:08:24 UTC 13 years ago

Looks like a pretty good list to me, too. And I'm glad you posted this. It'll give me a nice thing to refer back to when I want to update the LJ, but can't think of anything to write about.
ysabetwordsmith

ysabetwordsmith

April 14 2008, 21:26:46 UTC 13 years ago

I also keep a list of things that people have requested from me -- I know, for example, that folks here are interested in my personal life even though it wasn't one of my primary reasons for starting the blog; and that they are keenly interested in writing and Paganism, which were. My conlang posts about my desert language Seshaa were a whim, but have proved very popular both here and on conlangs.
poeticknowledge

poeticknowledge

April 15 2008, 23:05:53 UTC 13 years ago

Those lists seem to describe the majority of readers and writers pretty well. I would have to agree that I do like getting advice and feedback on my writing in blogs. I like people reading my entries and giving me reassurance and advice and so forth. I see my blog as being more of a place to let out my frustrations and other emotions and sometimes to post my own work. I also see it as a place for inspiration. Whenever something moves me, I post lyrics or videos or songs and such. I just post whatever I feel like! ^_^ It's a place where I can be the real me, so why not?
ysabetwordsmith

Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

April 16 2008, 00:08:13 UTC 13 years ago

I like that blogs can have so many different purposes. For some people they are like a diary or a practice notebook. For others they are like a newspaper or bulletin board. Blogs are coffeehouses and front porches and offices and so many other things. You can make one into almost anything you need.
poeticknowledge

Re: Thoughts

poeticknowledge

April 16 2008, 01:52:44 UTC 13 years ago

Beautifully said and very true! ^_^ I see it as a place to be me and show the world my deeper thoughts on things. It's my diary and my inspiration. I have met so many wonderful people on here, including you. *smiles*