tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post7702516350009407294..comments2024-03-29T04:41:13.129-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Tell the Truth Tuesday: You're Selling YourselfElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-4468721941111206372010-02-17T13:53:23.083-07:002010-02-17T13:53:23.083-07:00Excellent thoughts about how we present ourselves....Excellent thoughts about how we present ourselves. I've learned that good relationships can be built through various iternet avenues, if we exercise care and practice honesty.Warren Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956713921509659993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-58742757564488316442010-02-17T11:53:12.241-07:002010-02-17T11:53:12.241-07:00When people learned I was a writer, they'd aut...When people learned I was a writer, they'd automatically ask me for my web address. I realized it was time for some type of presence on the Internet. <br /><br />Through blogging I've connected with awesome writers, both published and pre-published. Selling is secondary to me. I treasure those relationships.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-68231239614499222762010-01-29T18:29:25.786-07:002010-01-29T18:29:25.786-07:00Amazing how the golden rule really is the way to l...Amazing how the golden rule really is the way to live! Good post, Elana!Daisy Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360940169057849544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-77441273326036791572010-01-27T09:11:09.534-07:002010-01-27T09:11:09.534-07:00I blog because I love the outlet as well as the co...I blog because I love the outlet as well as the connection to others.<br /><br />I love your list of blogging rules and try to follow them. Blogs keep you honest and make you follow the Thumper rule:<br /><br />"If you can't say something nice..."<br /><br />Because in reality, everyone can see you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85179599784557531172010-01-27T08:54:44.081-07:002010-01-27T08:54:44.081-07:00ill add to my friday round upill add to my friday round upShelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-86186191645244634492010-01-27T08:47:05.705-07:002010-01-27T08:47:05.705-07:00When I started blogging last spring, I was all abo...When I started blogging last spring, I was all about building platform<br /><br />but something has happened along the way and I realize it's more about community and learning and sharing for me now.<br /><br />go figure.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-12481771115466322092010-01-27T06:34:59.939-07:002010-01-27T06:34:59.939-07:00I started out not really knowing what blogging was...I started out not really knowing what blogging was all about. Now I'm a bit more focused. I write about growing up in the Virgin Islands for two reasons: 1. To preserve a bit of family history because what I experienced no longer exists. 2. To share, enlighten, and educate. And yes...I'm selling myself too. Many of my stories are tropical, I want anyone who reads them to know that I have first hand knowledge of the setting, history etc.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9164429932547672342010-01-27T04:00:09.930-07:002010-01-27T04:00:09.930-07:00Absolutely. But then somewhere along the way I got...Absolutely. But then somewhere along the way I got addicted. Because there are some really interesting and fun things people post. I feel out of touch when I don't blog. Like: what's happening in the writing world!!!!<br /><br />So, yeah, it's good for me and then it's even better for me!Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-24005882585986638872010-01-26T22:53:07.563-07:002010-01-26T22:53:07.563-07:00wow, I'm way behind....62 comments!
Okay, my ...wow, I'm way behind....62 comments!<br /><br />Okay, my penny of a thought...I treat my blog the way I treat my home. Everyone is welcome and I do my best to keep everyone happy. :0) <br /><br />I did BEGIN the blog with the purpose of selling myself, but it evolved into so much more(thankfully!)and I think I have more cool kids with me than I ever imagined in the first place. :0)Kristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43496906400890408752010-01-26T22:52:38.596-07:002010-01-26T22:52:38.596-07:00I think the purpose for my blog is to be true. The...I think the purpose for my blog is to be true. The personna I want people to see when they visit my blog (and I think the same when they meet me IRL) is that I can be trusted. That I'm a girl that tells it like it is and doesn't shovel any crap ;)<br /><br />I think I'm successful. But I still wonder how to cross that threshold to SUCCESS in the blogging world. Not sure I'm there yet. <br /><br />Kind of where I am in my writing life in general, I guess. I'm on the threshold. I hope one day, I'll get to cross it.ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-58605455520717966182010-01-26T22:08:49.820-07:002010-01-26T22:08:49.820-07:00I've read query tracker for so long I don'...I've read query tracker for so long I don't even remember when I started! Your articles there are so encouraging. When I saw your comment on my blog, I did a double take! It was like getting a comment from a celeb :) Thank you for stopping by. I love this post. Blogging is so fun - I love the community vibe there. My blog is still fairly new so I'm still feeling my way through. It's so fun connecting with new people! Thanks again for saying hi. It's great to "meet" you :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847715247476489743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46176297413005705522010-01-26T21:51:12.478-07:002010-01-26T21:51:12.478-07:00I hope I don't sound like a jackass saying thi...I hope I don't sound like a jackass saying this... I started my blog because I see myself on a journey. The journey towards being a writer. I blog about my ups and downs, and try to be really honest and forthright about the experience, the ramifications in my life with my family and my crappy job that just barely pays the bills, and so I will have something to look back at if and when I ever publish. I totally agree with the "selling yourself" part of it all, but I hope I'm telling the truth.bettieleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113663226939801759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46873326484606966992010-01-26T21:22:38.976-07:002010-01-26T21:22:38.976-07:00I bean blogging on my critique group's blog......I bean blogging on my critique group's blog...All of a sudden I noticed I was the only one blogging, so I decided to start my own. I really enjoy writing about what ever strikes my fancy. I don't think I could write about writing every day. I love posting the photos I've taken from my trips and from everyday life. I love learning from all of the blogs I read. If I didn't have a blog, I don't think I would read so many other blogs. And it's good practice.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-23894550682915321762010-01-26T21:04:28.064-07:002010-01-26T21:04:28.064-07:00I love your list and am adopting it :)
I've ...I love your list and am adopting it :) <br /><br />I've thought about why I blog too. I think I wanted to "be" somewhere; to have a place where I could exist as a writer. I'm a mom and I substitute teach, I'm a wife and a friend. But other than those solitary moments with my laptop, there was no place where I was "Diana, the writer." However, short of being anonymous, I was aware from the beginning that I had to be very careful of who "Diana, the writer" appeared to be.Diana Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368186068872293410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-81534879034947059892010-01-26T19:41:21.798-07:002010-01-26T19:41:21.798-07:00You are exactly right. Even if you think you are ...You are exactly right. Even if you think you are blogging for some other reason, the marketing aspect is naturally a part of it for every author. And to answer your question, I hope people are buying. :)Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-81947441370009664852010-01-26T19:35:59.724-07:002010-01-26T19:35:59.724-07:00I didn't have very specific goals for my blog ...I didn't have very specific goals for my blog when I started, and I'm still ironing out kinks. What I love about your post are the four relationship principles. I have "met" the nicest writers/bloggers out there. <br /><br />At a conference, I met a writer who'd just signed w/an agent and was getting tons of praise for her work. Yet, she spent her time cheering up the forlorn, the beginners and the frustrated. She was all about give which is like your blog post today. Appreciate it!Lori W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15513938828806159874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-44188612478115827702010-01-26T18:58:25.191-07:002010-01-26T18:58:25.191-07:00Dude, whatever it is you're doing KEEP ON DOIN...Dude, whatever it is you're doing KEEP ON DOING IT. 55 comments and 467 followers? You rock.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-31499147109544770422010-01-26T18:55:56.852-07:002010-01-26T18:55:56.852-07:00I really sort of stressed about my blog-focus (or ...I really sort of stressed about my blog-focus (or lack of one) a few months back, when it seemed like everyone and their mom was posting about the need for a purpose... finally, I decided that I didn't need or what a super-serious, niche-of-a-blog. You know? Like, I don't always want to write about writing, for example. Or baking. Or ways to be a better wife. Or books. Or editing. Or Kentucky. Yes, I might write about any of those things on any given day... but mostly I write for an audience, and for myself - I write to gain bloggy friends who are like minded, and for what ever reason, come back to me and comment when I comment on their blogs -- and even sometimes when I don't.<br /><br />I don't really have blog goals -- well, 100 followers would be nice, but I'm not seeking it out with a giveaway or anything. <br /><br />As far as selling myself as an author, I haven't worried about it too much, yet. When my ms is closer to complete, I'll probably hone it on it more. <br /><br />I guess I can't start tooooo soon on that, though. <br /><br />Great post. You got me thinking!Leigh Hutchens Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974935740527936303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-70782118610077291292010-01-26T18:43:26.291-07:002010-01-26T18:43:26.291-07:00I can only sell things I believe in. Good think I...I can only sell things I believe in. Good think I feel okay about myself most of the time...(most of the time). <br /><br />My blog buddies are like a second family.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-16833993417280358172010-01-26T18:40:22.469-07:002010-01-26T18:40:22.469-07:00I started blogging for myself. And when I did that...I started blogging for myself. And when I did that, I sucked. Never really did it. But when I started lurking, then commenting and found awesome friends, I've been pretty consistent and it's been really nice to know there are peeps out there who "get me" and there've been some great conversations started from a single blog comment.Windyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684298115679477705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-20819935347230839612010-01-26T18:15:55.696-07:002010-01-26T18:15:55.696-07:00I originally started a blog because I noticed lots...I originally started a blog because I noticed lots of writers on the Blueboards had one and I thought maybe I needed one... Then I started to really enjoy having one to network and be active in this wonderful writing community. And from what I've read, it's good to have a web presence even before a book comes out, so that's good stuff too!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-44085338537381259652010-01-26T18:12:36.098-07:002010-01-26T18:12:36.098-07:00I think about what the goal of my blog is, a lot. ...I think about what the goal of my blog is, a lot. I'm not completely sure I've figured it out. I think I meant for it to be a bit of a branding of myself...but I am not completely sure that it's ended up that way. In fact, I don't really know.Just Another Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589166715361819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55461627466201458352010-01-26T18:02:54.600-07:002010-01-26T18:02:54.600-07:00Nice thoughts <3
My purpose for blogging is mo...Nice thoughts <3 <br />My purpose for blogging is mostly fun and practicing my English skills <3 And the only goal right now is maybe to prevent myself from giving up & maintain my blog for as long as I could, LOL <3IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952034431832436150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35277542999160486432010-01-26T16:47:32.909-07:002010-01-26T16:47:32.909-07:00I started my blog because someone told me I should...I started my blog because someone told me I should have one! I'd read a grand total of 3 blog posts before I put one together. I had zippo idea of what I was doing! <br /><br />I've since learned a lot and am very, very glad I didn't do anything terribly embarrassing in the first few posts :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-51610648596056239542010-01-26T16:21:50.453-07:002010-01-26T16:21:50.453-07:00Great food for thought. Maybe I'll blog about...Great food for thought. Maybe I'll blog about it--after I figure out my answers. :)Kimberly Jobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968684955824178271noreply@blogger.com