Comments on: Blogdoodles

By: BROODING MALEVOLENCE

BROODING MALEVOLENCE — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:48:43 +0000

I get nervous and anxious if I don't comment on a blog by the end of the day.
Thanks

By: Daniel Hoffmann-Gill

Daniel Hoffmann-Gill — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:22:25 +0000

Very clear and like it.

No pressure, no problem.

By: Gappy

Gappy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:59:28 +0000

This is your blog Anton, you can write what you like. And actually it's nice to get a glimpse of the person behind the politics. A bit like putting a face to a name.

By: 10mh

10mh — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:49:53 +0000

Great post, you really nailed the anxiety of self-imposed deadlines. I know I could suggest posting later in the day, but that just leaves more space for procrastination!

Julia

By: ed

ed — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:18:33 +0000

Well done for making a pointless post have a point.
You've managed to highlight the mindset of a writer (even a frustrated one) and the importance of momentum (a comment that I hope to take on board for my blog) while illustrating that at the end of the day, this is your space and if things seem worth ignoring, ignore them.
For what it's worth, sometimes a mindless ramble can be as good to read as a well made point, should it be made by the right person

By: James

James — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:08:40 +0000

Stop bloody worrying I'd rather read that post than any amount of paid-for 'comment' plopped out by certain newspaper columnists.

I've been thinking about this for a few days now, especially in relation to the sort of things you've been writing recently. Since I discovered blogs like this, Tabloid Watch, Angry Mob etc (through the magic of Twitter), it's become clearer than ever that there are a lot of hacks out there who are paid to write a regular newspaper column, but who often struggle to find something to say. Maybe it's because they feel obliged to stick within the boundaries of what they think the paying reader wants, or maybe they've run out of ideas (just look at Littlejohn's carousel of cliches that make regular appearances – The "imagine if this happened in an old sitcom" plot, etc).

Anyhow, I think what I'm trying to say is that the joy of reading blogs like this is that they're written with passion, written whenever the author has something to say, not to order, once a week whether they've got something to say or not. I don't mind if a blog goes a day or two without an update ("I should hope not too you cheeky sod, it's free" – The Internet) – I prefer sporadic updates which come when the author decides they should be posted, not because a print deadline says they need to have found something to feel passionate about by Monday lunchtime. And I love that bloggers don't stick to one narrow subject because it's a proven crowd-pleaseer. Yesterday's Abba post was brilliant, mainly because it was so unexpected.

Sorry, rambling. In conclusion, write whenever you feel the need. We'll be here.

By: BertieB

BertieB — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:55:25 +0000

Anton, at the risk of sucking up like a particularly keen Dyson, I for one really haven't seen any evidence of what you're talking about. I mean, this post seems to be the only "posting for the sake of posting" that you've done. Certainly lately anyway.

Perhaps the quality of certain posts is higher than you think, even if you aren't that keen on them. Do you have any examples of what you mean?

By: xavierp

xavierp — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:51:18 +0000

I think that, at some point, every blog and every writer has an entry like this. Stephen Fry wrote a fairly good one in Arena some time ago.

It happens to eveyone. No need to apologise.

By: cultofringo

cultofringo — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:02:19 +0000

chin up mate