Comments on: What’s Your Greatest Challenge as a Writer Online?

By: Carrie Mumford

Carrie Mumford — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:36:10 +0000

Hello Jolyn! I have closed comments on older posts to escape spammers. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for still making the effort to post! Keeping up with grammar skills is an ongoing struggle for all of us, I think :)

By: Jolyn

Jolyn — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:13:43 +0000

This is off topic but for some reason, I couldn’t comment on the actual post. Thank you so much for the grammar resources post. I hate to admit but I’ve always been insecure with my English degree because I am not an expert on grammar. I guess I have some clue since I’ve done pretty well in school but I know there is so much more I can learn in this area. However, my mother, who is excellent with grammar, have been editing less and less of my work so that is a good sign. lol And hopefully with these resources, I’ll be even better at it. Thanks again.

By: Carrie Mumford

Carrie Mumford — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:41:17 +0000

Hi Joyln!

This is definitely something I think almost all blogging writers struggle with. It’s hard to find a balance between putting effort into your blog, and putting effort into your writing. I don’t have a magic solution myself, except for scheduling specific tasks and time slots in my calendar for myself. Happy writing!

By: Jolyn

Jolyn — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:38:22 +0000

I guess my biggest challenge as an online writer is getting more eyes to view my blog. It has grown since its early days but it’s hard to keep up with the marketing end of it all. I try not to spam anyone with endless tweets about my blog or endless messages to family and friends about liking my page on facebook. I know how annoying that can be for folks. So I guess figuring out new ways to market it without annoying my small by consistent readers. Oh my other challenge is keeping up with other blogs . Like you, it’s definitely as balancing act that I’m still trying to master.

By: Carrie Mumford

Carrie Mumford — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:29:57 +0000

I agree Susan! Social media can be a black hole: hours fly by and before you know it, it’s time to cook dinner, do the laundry and get on with life in general and you haven’t written a thing.

By: Susan Toy

Susan Toy — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:19:49 +0000

Finding time to do what I should be doing online and not getting sucked into the vortex of Facebook! It’s so easy to say, “I’m just going to have a look,” then hours later I’m still there. So, finding some discipline and adhering to a practical schedule are my biggest challenges.

By: Darla McDavid

Darla McDavid — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:19:34 +0000

Buffer is a very simple tool, but it has this great feature where you can click a button and the site/article is “automagically” added as a tweet or FB status. I checked out Hootsuite, but it was too much for my small-time social media use.

By: Darla McDavid

Darla McDavid — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:14:45 +0000

Hi, Brandi — There’s no one or the other in terms of schedule. I simply allot a certain amount of time for my writing life activities and try to stick to them. It’s mainly because I work full time and only have so many hours per evening to give to writing. I try to stick to the time frame, but, as you say, some times I surrender …!

By: Brandi H

Brandi H — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:30:22 +0000

My greatest challenge with writing online is that while the ideas sound so nice from the ether, when I sit down to actually write them down they get all jumbled up. I’ve experimented with all sorts of idea capture tools: pocket notebook, note apps, voice recording apps, and even drawing! More slip away than I am able to keep up with.
Thanks, Love & Light
Brandi H

By: Brandi H

Brandi H — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:48:05 +0000

Darla~
Hmmn, it sounds like your body has a different idea than you do about what the Writing Life looks like, lol! Have you looked at the reasons why you think you should stick to one schedule and not another? I’m betting you’ll find some insight in your answers. I’ve had to surrender to the writer’s will more and more lately, as trying to control the situation tends to just make it all the harder to manage.
Love & Light
Brandi