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Related: About this forumI Wrote Every Day for 270 Days. It Was a Waste of Time
This woman cheats and writes skimpy paragraphs, and Medium is behind a paywall. But I'll try to pull out the best parts.
https://medium.com/swlh/i-wrote-every-day-for-270-days-it-was-a-waste-of-time-68188acf3b64
I committed to writing a blog post every single day for 1 year. I started writing short, punchy Seth Godin style posts. After 270 posts I got crickets. Then I missed a day. No big deal, I started my streak again. I got five more days in and missed two days. Then I quit. This was about 5 years ago, and I can see now that the project was in fact, a complete waste of time.
Who are you writing for
Where do they hang out
How you can surprise and delight them
Im not saying choose a specific niche and only write within that. Im saying define the type of person you want to write for. Creators, entrepreneurs, people with mental health issues, women of color, cat owners. I didnt do this. I was writing for whoever wanted to read it. Thats Thats nothing.
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Drum
(9,444 posts)does this persons assessment of the experiment/experience sound like is completely externally focused? I would imagine that the practice of something like this might also yield useful insights about language, communication, and perhaps even a different glimpse of ones self?
In my long journaling experience, along with a little critical work and admin writing Ive experienced a different set of imperatives, and different personal benefits.
qwlauren35
(6,176 posts)Yes, she was going for building an audience. It is what bloggers crave, and it is a high that is addictive. Somebody must have told her that daily blogging would build an audience, and they failed to mention the other important aspects. Like GOOD WRITING!!!!!
I have been fighting with the "readability" app on WordPress because I don't want to change my writing style, but I must admit - it leads to better writing for my purpose.