Feedback.
Ok, I just have to share something about the 'business' of blogging. I don't know if anyone but other bloggers will find it as funny as I do...but in the last couple weeks I've noticed a significant drop in comments. Granted, I don't get many comments anyway, but lately I've been going days at a time without hearing a pin drop from anyone. This, I'm ashamed to admit, I found increasingly depressing.
Yes, it pains me to say this, but I have a writer's temperament <up-down-up-down>. This temperament is magnified by blogging because I publish, as it were, every day instead of working on something, like my novel, for five years, then giving it to my mom and having stomach pains until she gets back to me. ;)
It occurs to me just now that it's almost like being a dog. Waiting around all day for someone to notice you, getting increasingly depressed by lack of attention, then running around like a mad-thing when someone pats you on the head as they walk by. Ok, on second thought that's probably not the greatest analogy... :p
Anyway, it turns out I changed my feedback settings a couple weeks ago because I was getting spammed to within an inch of my life with junk comments. Lo and behold, I thought to check today and loads of comments <or at least five> were mis-filed as junk. Issue resolved, anxiety abated. ;)
Comments
Ditto...I'm totally a feedback person....as you well know.
Posted by: Stacy Harp | May 30, 2007 10:45 AM
Comments,comments,comments well now you are getting them. School is out and much of the time here is spent finding things for the kids to do, like chasing snakes around the yard! We have had 3 different kinds here in the last few weeks. Oh should I mention scorpions inside the house too!
Posted by: Uncle Ben | May 30, 2007 06:48 AM
...and I in no way meant to shame you into commenting, I just found my own insecurities humorous. ;)
Posted by: jodi | May 29, 2007 08:47 PM
Well, I think if everyone is as busy as I am this end of May, then we are all chasing our tails and not keeping up with your blog. but today is my first official "day off" for the summer, and here I am, visiting your blog!
Posted by: rita | May 29, 2007 07:51 PM
LOL! I completely exemplify that blogging yoyo temperament.
I thought perhaps you had just turned commenting off for some reason. Something I've done on occasion myself.
Posted by: Hal | May 29, 2007 02:50 PM