How to Create More Time for Blogging

Friday, December 14th, 2007

I’ve been working at my day job which requires many travelling and I haven’t been able to find time for blogging lately. I was thinking of buying a laptop for using those times I spend on roads. I am spending at least 3 hours a day from my house to job and job to house and instead of sleeping all the time I got this laptop to create something. Actually I didn’t buy the laptop (don’t worry I didn’t steal it), my boss gave me one so I didn’t have to spend any money for my blogging actions. My boss is funding my blogging from now on. (Although he doesn’t know it:) Yes, Day jobs can be good sometimes.

If you are living in a crowded city like I do, most of your time is spent for nothing. I have a writing passion and I’m happy that I will turn that time into something I like doing. My first road project is a Hub about the top ten science-fiction movies, which was a topic I was craving to write for but I couldn’t find the time. If you spend so much time in traffic or travelling like I do look out for being a mobile blogger like I do. I will publish my hub soon (If I spend some more time at traffic it will be finished). If you are a science fiction fan like I am, keep an eye on my Hubpages.

Drafts for Blogging

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Do you use drafts for developing your posts or is it just a tool for you to save your work just in a case of computer malfunction ??
Most writers sit down, write a post till the end, read the post (many of them even don’t) and publish.  I guess this is killing bloggers creativity in a way. When we start writing and focus on one subject we can’t get our head up and look from a different angle. I think working with drafts is great for this reason. Instead of publishing a post and editing every time a new idea pops up, it’s better to save a draft and let some time pass and look at the subject from a new point. Our post will worth more like a wine waiting in the vault. (You don’t have to wait 22 years to get the taste of 1985 Bordeaux, Don’t worry:) Actually it’s natural process of writing; to take down notes, develop ideas and make a final writing but most of bloggers are amateur writers and just typing down as they feel.

I got this draft about importance of drafts (which is actually published now) and today I saw a fellow blogger (I don’t want to give names) with a Title :”Earn more with adsense” and the content was : “I will tell you ways of earning more with adsense by placing ads in different positions”.  There was one brief comment from a reader : “So Will you tell??”.

It’s shameful for a blogger to share such raw ideas. Get yourself a notebook (moleskine is a great draft book) or use drafts in your blog as a notebook.