Narelle Hanratty: Recognizing the Cycles of Blogging

My blog — and me have been a-sailing on the internet seas with WordPress for almost 5 years now. There’s so much I’ve learnt and want to share with others. Two things straight up: (1) context is decisive: ie, being a blogger is not the same as being a writer; (2) there are cycles to being a blogger, and knowing that up-front makes a difference.

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1. Recognising the cycles of
   blogging: Or, notes on dealing
   with the Slough of Despond
   www. solidgoldcreativity.com
   Narelle Hanratty @solidgold99
   

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2. Overview
   }  My blogging trajectory
   }  The milestones
   }  What not to do, even though you will
   }  What there is to get
   }  The good stuff
   }  The great stuff
   

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3. My blogging trajectory
   

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4. www.solidgoldcreativity.com
   Siegfreid Enkelmann, Lydia Wieser in
   “Dance of the Seven Veils”, 1954
   

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5. The milestones
   2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
   Satisfaction
   

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6. www.solidgoldcreativity.com
   }  My blogging trajectory
   }  The milestones
   }  What not to do, even though you will
   }  What there is to get
   }  The good stuff
   }  The great stuff
   

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7. What there is to get
   There WILL be peaks and troughs in
   several parameters
   Don’t panic; you’ll get filled up again
   It’s your creation, your effort, your say
   Posting schedule + series can create
   right amount of predictability and
   freedom
   

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8. The good stuff
   Find out what I think about a matter
   Empty out the “well” Fill up the well
   Get to expand myself
   Has me writing regularly
   In doing the regular blogging, every so often one
   writes something truly courageous
   

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9. The great stuff
   Story of Andrew
   What readers recognise
   unerringly
   

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10. www.solidgoldcreativity.com
    Thank you.
    

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