Comments on: Blogging Rule :: Don’t Force A Post

By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:48:14 +0000

I�ve discovered that forcing a post is like,I sometimes suffer from a sort of �writers block�, and I can definately see it coming in the future. It�s a great idea to save some content as drafts when your on a roll. Sort of like a safety net. I�ll definately take note of that… !!!!

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By: Leveraging The Hype Of Black Friday » Derek Semmler dot com

Leveraging The Hype Of Black Friday » Derek Semmler dot com — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:05:14 +0000

[...] of my other blogs may be better suited to something like that but again, I feel like it would be a violation of the blogging rule not to force a [...]

By: derek

derek — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:55:03 +0000

Matt, thanks for the comment!

Getting in the habit of saving posts for future release will make things much easier. I’m still not doing that as often myself but this coming month I plan to try and formalize a writing schedule during the week.

By: Matt Arnold

Matt Arnold — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:04:33 +0000

This is a great blog post.

At the moment I am trying to restrict myself from writing too much. I have only just really started my blog and I have so much I want to say. I really must limit myself so that the content is spread evenly over a shedule.

However, I sometimes suffer from a sort of “writers block”, and I can definately see it coming in the future. It’s a great idea to save some content as drafts when your on a roll. Sort of like a safety net. I’ll definately take note of that

By: jew

jew — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:15:48 +0000

Forcing posts make bad posts… You should write only when you really want to.

By: derek

derek — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:55:55 +0000

@Stephen :: Great analogy to being on the can. And just like when on the can, it is best to stay as regular as possible.

@Nick :: Often times it is enough to get away for a little while and clear your thoughts. It is funny how sometimes a little break is enough to kick things into gear.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:17:17 +0000

I have found myself trying to force posts in the past and end up just getting frustrated and walking away from the computer. Usually, if I come back to it later it works out though.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:39:03 +0000

I’ve discovered that forcing a post is like, well, forcing it when you’re at the can. No matter how hard you grunt, it ain’t gonna come out, and you’ll probably end up hurting something. I’ve resigned myself to posting when I have something to say or want to share something, but I do try to stick to one or two posts a week now to keep it regular.

By: derek

derek — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:22:13 +0000

The desire to post too much can actually help with the forced posting. If you build up a nice list of saved drafts when you are in the writing groove, you should have a selection of publishable posts for the days when you just don’t have it.

By: derek

derek — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:20:38 +0000

No problem, maybe we can continue the discussion over at your post about making money from open source.