This town, is coming like a ghost town

Posted by: Matt | May 9, 2008

This town, is coming like a ghost town

Hmm, I’ve been having a little debate with myself. Return to blogging or stay away…? I occasionally visit my admin page and see that somehow I’m still getting hits everyday. In fact I’m getting as many hits as I did when I was actively writing. I’m not sure how that works out.

One of the things that’s got me rethinking my silence is the Weekly Geeks project which I believe is being headed by Dewey. I like the idea of linking to other reviews in my reviews. If I do come back I would like to implement this and I think that my reviews would be much simpler. I find it entirely too much like work to write a moderately lengthy review which may be why I burned out.

Anyway, I suppose this post could be seen as a test.

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I’ve come to appreciate shorter reviews, myself. I read so many book blogs I loose interest on the long, detailed posts. As to still getting hits while not writing: I have been practically absent from my blog for a month (due to a move) and still got a significant number of hits per day. It was all (according to stats) people using google to find info about books by title. Hope you continue to blog!

By: jeane on May 9, 2008
at 1:01 pm

Isn’t that a great idea, linking reviews?

Shorter reviews are much easier to write and read although lengthy ones sometimes have their place.

By: Carrie K on May 9, 2008
at 3:20 pm

Good luck deciding! Ironically enough, when I began blogging I wrote short reviews, but now even if I try to write a short review it usually ends up being pretty long. How weird are your stats?! Mine drop about 75% after I’ve stopped for a week, and then hang out around 50-60 until I start blogging again.

By: Eva on May 9, 2008
at 4:47 pm

If you have readers who like what you write, they’ll keep coming by for quite a while before assuming you’re down for the count. It isn’t that unusual for folks to vanish for a week or a month on the internet.

By: errantdreams on May 12, 2008
at 11:25 am

I’ve been away for over a month except I’ve programmed the posts to appear on certain days. In fact I’m getting as many hits as I did when I was actively writing and reading blogs.

Reviews could be rough. I don’t even know what my readers appreciate more: a lengthy, detailed one or a short cliffhanger type. I just keep writing and am sure that I’ll have readers for both.

Keep writing.

By: Matthew on May 13, 2008
at 6:54 pm

See…people keep coming back to see where the heck you went! I really hope you stick to blogging. Your reviews are very enlightening. I think you have a great point of view….and I miss your posts!

By: stephanie on May 13, 2008
at 8:59 pm